17 Series · SOC 17-2011

Aerospace Engineers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$134,830

per year

Median Hourly

$64.82/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$141,180

average

Employment

68,440

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$85,350$104,740$134,830$174,480$205,850
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$41.04$50.36$64.82$83.88$98.97
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$85,350

25th Percentile

$104,740

Median

$134,830

75th Percentile

$174,480

90th Percentile

$205,850

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 District of Columbia $175,350 +30% above national
2 Washington $158,600 +18% above national
3 Maryland $158,220 +17% above national
4 Massachusetts $152,210 +13% above national
5 Colorado $151,570 +12% above national
6 Iowa $150,010 +11% above national
7 Minnesota $147,940 +10% above national
8 California $143,860 +7% above national
9 Georgia $142,910 +6% above national
10 Vermont $140,520 +4% above national
11 New Mexico $139,770 +4% above national
12 Arizona $135,620 +1% above national
13 Hawaii $134,910 same as national
14 Ohio $134,230 same as national
15 Maine $133,660 1% below national
16 Alabama $133,080 1% below national
17 Virginia $132,160 2% below national
18 South Carolina $131,820 2% below national
19 Utah $130,670 3% below national
20 New Jersey $128,400 5% below national
21 Florida $127,680 5% below national
22 Kansas $126,640 6% below national
23 Texas $126,470 6% below national
24 New York $125,270 7% below national
25 Illinois $122,540 9% below national
26 Tennessee $122,430 9% below national
27 Louisiana $121,430 10% below national
28 Connecticut $119,060 12% below national
29 Kentucky $117,660 13% below national
30 North Carolina $117,190 13% below national
31 Michigan $115,540 14% below national
32 Oregon $112,460 17% below national
33 Missouri $112,220 17% below national
34 Oklahoma $109,920 18% below national
35 Pennsylvania $108,510 20% below national
36 Indiana $104,160 23% below national
37 Arkansas $103,900 23% below national
38 Nevada $100,920 25% below national
39 Alaska $100,610 25% below national
40 Mississippi $96,810 28% below national
41 Idaho $81,570 40% below national
42 Wisconsin $75,790 44% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $174,130 +29% above national
2 Colorado Springs, CO $170,080 +26% above national
3 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $167,340 +24% above national
4 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $161,580 +20% above national
5 Omaha, NE-IA $160,630 +19% above national
6 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $160,000 +19% above national
7 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $158,170 +17% above national
8 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $157,980 +17% above national
9 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $151,800 +13% above national
10 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $151,080 +12% above national
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $147,940 +10% above national
12 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $145,860 +8% above national
13 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $143,860 +7% above national
14 Boulder, CO $143,210 +6% above national
15 Lexington Park, MD $142,940 +6% above national
16 Cleveland, OH $140,400 +4% above national
17 Albuquerque, NM $139,610 +4% above national
18 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $139,260 +3% above national
19 Huntsville, AL $139,110 +3% above national
20 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $137,420 +2% above national
21 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $136,590 +1% above national
22 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $136,470 +1% above national
23 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $135,740 +1% above national
24 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $135,530 +1% above national
25 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $135,350 same as national
26 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $134,490 same as national
27 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $134,230 same as national
28 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $134,190 same as national
29 Las Cruces, NM $133,020 1% below national
30 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $132,970 1% below national
31 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $132,320 2% below national
32 Urban Honolulu, HI $132,200 2% below national
33 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $132,160 2% below national
34 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $132,130 2% below national
35 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $131,920 2% below national
36 Waco, TX $131,270 3% below national
37 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $130,720 3% below national
38 Ogden, UT $130,670 3% below national
39 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $130,330 3% below national
40 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $130,050 4% below national
41 Amarillo, TX $130,010 4% below national
42 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $129,940 4% below national
43 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $129,520 4% below national
44 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $129,500 4% below national
45 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $129,230 4% below national
46 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $128,750 5% below national
47 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $128,400 5% below national
48 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $128,230 5% below national
49 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $128,080 5% below national
50 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $127,900 5% below national
51 Wichita, KS $127,050 6% below national
52 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $126,690 6% below national
53 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $126,410 6% below national
54 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $126,220 6% below national
55 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $126,050 7% below national
56 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $125,780 7% below national
57 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $125,520 7% below national
58 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $124,870 7% below national
59 Reno, NV $123,350 9% below national
60 Columbus, OH $122,460 9% below national
61 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $121,800 10% below national
62 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $120,640 11% below national
63 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $120,430 11% below national
64 Richmond, VA $118,390 12% below national
65 Corpus Christi, TX $117,600 13% below national
66 St. Louis, MO-IL $116,600 14% below national
67 Akron, OH $116,370 14% below national
68 South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $114,940 15% below national
69 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $113,730 16% below national
70 Jacksonville, FL $113,730 16% below national
71 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $113,030 16% below national
72 Tucson, AZ $111,490 17% below national
73 Warner Robins, GA $110,070 18% below national
74 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $108,990 19% below national
75 Pittsburgh, PA $108,360 20% below national
76 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $107,970 20% below national
77 Tulsa, OK $106,100 21% below national
78 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $105,800 22% below national
79 Anchorage, AK $105,260 22% below national
80 Montgomery, AL $105,250 22% below national
81 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $104,320 23% below national
82 Chattanooga, TN-GA $103,830 23% below national
83 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $103,060 24% below national
84 Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $101,640 25% below national
85 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $100,870 25% below national
86 Kansas City, MO-KS $99,410 26% below national
87 Ann Arbor, MI $96,230 29% below national
88 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $96,140 29% below national
89 Syracuse, NY $95,450 29% below national
90 Mobile, AL $93,210 31% below national
91 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $86,610 36% below national
92 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $83,390 38% below national
93 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $81,570 40% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.