State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In South Carolina, $137,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 13.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.5%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $137,030
- p25
- $102,280
- p75
- $160,620
- p10
- $81,460
- p90
- $170,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.