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State comparison · 2025

Aerospace Engineers salary: Vermont vs Washington

Occupation

Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Vermont, $144,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.4% — not 8.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-8.8%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-0.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Vermont

Aerospace Engineers

Median
$144,400
p25
$110,470
p75
$164,590
p10
$93,460
p90
$172,160
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.0
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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%
See full breakdown for Washington

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.