State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Oregon vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Oregon, $124,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.6% — not 21.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.3%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $124,630
- p25
- $99,250
- p75
- $162,550
- p10
- $85,070
- p90
- $179,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
Washington
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $158,370
- p25
- $130,560
- p75
- $181,460
- p10
- $112,580
- p90
- $207,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.