State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers in Washington earn a median of $158,370. In Wisconsin, $88,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.6% — not 79.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.2%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+57.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Wisconsin
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $88,400
- p25
- $73,940
- p75
- $131,400
- p10
- $65,720
- p90
- $147,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.