State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Texas vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Texas, $130,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.7%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-9.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,270
- p25
- $103,810
- p75
- $166,980
- p10
- $82,990
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.