United States
Aerospace Engineers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$134,830
Aerospace Engineers in the United States earn a median of $134,830 a year, about $64.82 an hour.
Median
$134,830
per year
Hourly
$64.82
as published
Mean
$141,180
pulled up by top earners
Workers
68,440
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $143,860 | +7% |
| Texas | State | $126,470 | -6% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $143,860 | +7% |
| Washington | State | $158,600 | +18% |
| Alabama | State | $133,080 | -1% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $174,130 | +29% |
| Huntsville, AL | Metro | $139,110 | +3% |
| Colorado | State | $151,570 | +12% |
| Ohio | State | $134,230 | -0% |
| Maryland | State | $158,220 | +17% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $131,920 | -2% |
| Florida | State | $127,680 | -5% |
| Georgia | State | $142,910 | +6% |
| Virginia | State | $132,160 | -2% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $157,980 | +17% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $126,690 | -6% |
| New Mexico | State | $139,770 | +4% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $128,400 | -5% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $151,800 | +13% |
| Kansas | State | $126,640 | -6% |
| Arizona | State | $135,620 | +1% |
| New Jersey | State | $128,400 | -5% |
| Oklahoma | State | $109,920 | -18% |
| Wichita, KS | Metro | $127,050 | -6% |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | Metro | $137,420 | +2% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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