State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Virginia vs Washington
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Virginia, $143,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.3% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-9.6%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $143,210
- p25
- $119,830
- p75
- $184,590
- p10
- $95,420
- p90
- $226,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -75%
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.