Aerospace Engineers salary
The median pay for aerospace engineers in the United States is $134,960 a year. About 67,710 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $86,700
- 25th percentile
- $106,110
- Median percentile
- $134,960
- 75th percentile
- $169,690
- 90th percentile
- $205,890
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $159,060
- Washington $158,370
- California $157,620
- District of Columbia $157,600
- Maryland $156,750
- Colorado $156,190
- Massachusetts $149,470
- Vermont $144,400
- Virginia $143,210
- Georgia $140,460
- Ohio $138,440
- Hawaii $137,240
- South Carolina $137,030
- Louisiana $136,970
- Utah $135,840
- Nebraska $135,670
- Pennsylvania $133,940
- New Mexico $132,850
- Missouri $130,680
- Kansas $130,330
- New York $130,330
- Texas $130,270
- Connecticut $129,500
- Florida $129,280
- Tennessee $128,510
- Alabama $127,540
- New Jersey $126,430
- Kentucky $126,130
- Oklahoma $125,470
- Oregon $124,630
- Arizona $123,170
- North Carolina $122,930
- Mississippi $109,200
- Illinois $108,940
- Indiana $107,400
- Arkansas $102,040
- Alaska $101,710
- Nevada $96,730
- Idaho $95,700
- Wisconsin $88,400
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $191,260
- San Jose, CA $181,630
- Boulder, CO $167,160
- Baltimore, MD $166,980
- Washington, DC $166,420
- Seattle, WA $163,580
- Los Angeles, CA $163,280
- Minneapolis, MN $159,950
- Denver, CO $156,190
- Colorado Springs, CO $151,980
- Provo, UT $150,700
- Boston, MA $149,470
- New Orleans, LA $149,430
- Cleveland, OH $143,020
- Waterbury, CT $142,840
- Salt Lake City, UT $141,010
- Greeley, CO $140,780
- Spokane, WA $140,540
- Virginia Beach, VA $139,010
- Portland, OR $138,670
- Decatur, AL $138,460
- Lexington Park, MD $138,380
- Charleston, SC $137,030
- Las Cruces, NM $136,860
- Atlantic City, NJ $136,590
- San Luis Obispo, CA $135,490
- San Diego, CA $135,010
- Dallas, TX $134,570
- Chicago, IL $134,510
- Ogden, UT $134,240
- Houston, TX $133,970
- Albany, NY $133,840
- Nashville, TN $133,810
- Albuquerque, NM $132,850
- Charlotte, NC $132,830
- Fort Collins, CO $132,800
- Sacramento, CA $132,230
- Palm Bay, FL $131,570
- Miami, FL $131,210
- Huntsville, AL $131,090
- Santa Maria, CA $130,870
- Wichita, KS $130,720
- Phoenix, AZ $130,470
- Oklahoma City, OK $130,230
- Memphis, TN $129,830
- Riverside, CA $129,530
- Dayton, OH $129,410
- Detroit, MI $128,960
- Bakersfield, CA $128,720
- Oxnard, CA $128,670
- Crestview, FL $128,440
- San Antonio, TX $128,400
- Pittsburgh, PA $128,390
- Rochester, NY $127,910
- New York, NY $126,620
- Tampa, FL $126,500
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $126,130
- Gulfport, MS $125,580
- Columbus, OH $125,500
- Akron, OH $124,980
- Orlando, FL $124,420
- Austin, TX $123,210
- Charlottesville, VA $122,690
- Deltona, FL $122,270
- Warner Robins, GA $120,490
- Richmond, VA $120,370
- Jacksonville, FL $119,430
- Corpus Christi, TX $117,840
- Indianapolis, IN $112,140
- El Paso, TX $109,810
- Hartford, CT $108,900
- Tulsa, OK $107,110
- Knoxville, TN $107,100
- Tucson, AZ $106,760
- Kansas City, MO $105,730
- Ann Arbor, MI $102,290
- Greenville, SC $102,280
- Little Rock, AR $102,040
- Anchorage, AK $101,710
- Buffalo, NY $100,580
- Las Vegas, NV $98,510
- Mobile, AL $97,730
- Birmingham, AL $93,400
- Reno, NV $89,460
- Hot Springs, AR $79,610