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Average Aerospace Engineers Salary in Minnesota

Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $159,060, which is +17.9% compared to the national median. There are 140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Minnesota (state).

$159,060
Minnesota median annual wage
$76/hour median
+17.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $134,960
140
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.11
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$85,330
25th
$100,300
Median
$159,060
75th
$180,350
90th
$194,950

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Minnesota, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$161,284
Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $158,370 Compare 5,760
California $157,620 Compare 9,170
District of Columbia $157,600 Compare 290
Maryland $156,750 Compare 3,180
Colorado $156,190 Compare 4,070
Massachusetts $149,470 Compare 990

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Minnesota

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $708,340 0.87
Dermatologists $625,790 1.22
Surgeons, All Other $568,150 1.90
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $537,830 1.19
Anesthesiologists $496,510 1.18
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $475,250 0.40
Emergency Medicine Physicians $390,940 1.59
Neurologists $381,670 1.56

Minnesota has salary data for 733 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Aerospace Engineers in Minnesota

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Aerospace Engineers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.