State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Pennsylvania, $133,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 15.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.4%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $133,940
- p25
- $111,500
- p75
- $162,420
- p10
- $89,230
- p90
- $179,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.