Aerospace Engineer Salary

What is the salary of an Aerospace Engineer? In the United States, an Aerospace Engineer earns an average salary of $143,064. The salary range for an Aerospace Engineer is usually between $119,676 and $166,738 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $176,300. The highest Aerospace Engineer salary in the United States was $252,442. The average hourly pay for an Aerospace Engineer is $68.78.

Employers paying the highest salary for an Aerospace Engineer job are University of California (CA), NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (FD) and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FD).

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$143,064/yr

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5,315

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Job Pay Rank

8,048^th

Aerospace Engineer Salary Statistics

Top Paying Employers for Aerospace Engineer Jobs

Employer	Average Salary
University of California, CA	$171,063
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, FD	$158,014
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FD	$145,910
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FD	$144,492
NAT AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, FD	$138,483
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, FD	$128,502

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Aerospace Engineer Salary in States

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State	Average Salary	Records Number
California	$171,064	42
Federal	$139,686	5273
South Carolina	$51,178	1

Top Paid Aerospace Engineer

Name	State	Employer
Jeremy McCauley University of California, CA	Jeremy McCauley	CA	University of California	View Details
Jeremy McCauley University of California, CA	Jeremy McCauley	CA	University of California	View Details
Jeremy McCauley University of California, CA	Jeremy McCauley	CA	University of California	View Details
Peter Berg University of California, CA	Peter Berg	CA	University of California	View Details
William Rachelson University of California, CA	William Rachelson	CA	University of California	View Details
Mark Lewis University of California, CA	Mark Lewis	CA	University of California	View Details
William Rachelson University of California, CA	William Rachelson	CA	University of California	View Details
Peter Berg University of California, CA	Peter Berg	CA	University of California	View Details
Gregory Dalton University of California, CA	Gregory Dalton	CA	University of California	View Details
Robert Abiad University of California, CA	Robert Abiad	CA	University of California	View Details
Christopher Smith University of California, CA	Christopher Smith	CA	University of California	View Details
Robert Abiad University of California, CA	Robert Abiad	CA	University of California	View Details
Christopher Smith University of California, CA	Christopher Smith	CA	University of California	View Details
Gregory Dalton University of California, CA	Gregory Dalton	CA	University of California	View Details
Christopher Smith University of California, CA	Christopher Smith	CA	University of California	View Details
Christopher Smith University of California, CA	Christopher Smith	CA	University of California	View Details
Gregory Dalton University of California, CA	Gregory Dalton	CA	University of California	View Details
Gregory Dalton University of California, CA	Gregory Dalton	CA	University of California	View Details
Kenneth Wong DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FD	Kenneth Wong	FD	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	View Details
Paul Wilde D DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FD	Paul Wilde D	FD	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	View Details

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