State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Tennessee, $128,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.9%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Tennessee
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $128,510
- p25
- $99,080
- p75
- $136,990
- p10
- $79,690
- p90
- $171,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.