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Aerospace Engineers Salary by City
Aerospace Engineers Salary by City (2026)
83 metro areas · National average: $133,289 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Aerospace Engineers salaries across 83 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Omaha, NE $180,500
$160,630
$160,330
N/A
San Jose, CA $164,540
$167,340
$108,240
$220,390
San Francisco, CA $164,450
$160,000
$98,840
$238,710
Baltimore, MD $162,410
$161,580
$99,810
$227,280
Los Angeles, CA $161,870
$143,860
$104,680
$238,230
Seattle, WA $161,280
$174,130
$109,560
$218,290
Colorado Springs, CO $160,580
$170,080
$102,800
$203,310
Washington, DC $160,510
$157,980
$100,370
$221,890
Boulder, CO $154,920
$143,210
$105,150
$222,880
Phoenix, AZ $154,100
$139,260
$89,790
$226,850
Denver, CO $153,570
$151,800
$104,570
$220,970
Sacramento, CA $150,820
$145,860
$92,580
$225,420
Chicago, IL $148,660
$125,520
$81,400
$195,750
Boston, MA $148,160
$151,080
$87,340
$204,750
Bridgeport, CT $146,000
$158,170
$114,710
$193,310
New York, NY $145,580
$135,530
$98,390
$195,500
Albuquerque, NM $144,280
$139,610
$95,300
$188,420
Minneapolis, MN $144,150
$147,940
$80,580
$198,220
Urban Honolulu, HI $142,730
$132,200
$107,550
$206,210
Huntsville, AL $141,140
$139,110
$82,860
$198,840
Lexington Park, MD $141,020
$142,940
$85,570
$191,880
Cleveland, OH $139,980
$140,400
$85,660
$191,880
Atlanta, GA $139,850
$136,470
$82,110
$210,060
San Diego, CA $139,830
$132,320
$91,950
$189,560
Dallas, TX $139,120
$131,920
$97,690
$205,140
Santa Maria, CA $138,660
$129,230
$101,810
$190,930
Cincinnati, OH $138,480
$137,420
$80,360
$202,390
Virginia Beach, VA $137,050
$132,160
$88,170
$189,470
Reno, NV $136,940
$123,350
$93,540
$196,570
Las Cruces, NM $136,750
$133,020
$105,460
$162,880
Daphne, AL $136,450
$130,050
$66,860
$189,230
New Orleans, LA $136,200
$130,330
$113,730
$158,100
San Antonio, TX $135,990
$134,230
$86,300
$181,080
Albany, NY $135,900
$129,520
$95,780
$213,650
Waterbury, CT $135,240
$129,500
$67,770
$203,830
Palm Bay, FL $134,740
$130,720
$89,770
$177,620
Riverside, CA $134,560
$126,220
$88,360
$182,850
Salt Lake City, UT $133,370
$132,130
$85,670
$166,060
Philadelphia, PA $133,290
$128,400
$100,160
$175,000
Bakersfield, CA $133,050
$127,900
$89,460
$184,720
Oxnard, CA $132,490
$128,750
$83,290
$191,880
Amarillo, TX $132,370
$130,010
$81,170
$176,730
Charlotte, NC $132,040
$125,780
$76,160
$206,660
Dayton, OH $131,830
$132,970
$79,190
$182,540
Nashville, TN $131,690
$128,080
$99,650
$194,320
Portland, OR $131,680
$134,190
$83,470
$176,600
Columbus, OH $130,820
$122,460
$82,310
$207,160
Spokane, WA $130,710
$136,590
$82,300
$155,800
Houston, TX $130,550
$126,690
$78,610
$187,840
Ogden, UT $129,700
$130,670
$84,020
$177,220
Detroit, MI $129,440
$134,490
$79,270
$206,790
Orlando, FL $128,970
$120,640
$84,640
$178,300
Waco, TX $128,040
$131,270
$81,620
$166,190
Richmond, VA $127,430
$118,390
$80,500
$199,900
Miami, FL $126,780
$124,870
$87,870
$179,090
Tampa, FL $126,510
$126,410
$80,810
$191,010
Austin, TX $126,490
$121,800
$82,240
$177,850
Wichita, KS $125,910
$127,050
$78,560
$162,700
Memphis, TN $125,300
$135,350
$81,430
$177,520
St. Louis, MO $124,920
$116,600
$86,670
$187,330
Anchorage, AK $124,210
$105,260
$78,100
$217,520
Montgomery, AL $124,000
$105,250
$64,070
$207,270
Corpus Christi, TX $123,140
$117,600
$72,520
$168,520
Kingsport, TN $122,950
$126,050
$79,190
$180,540
Tucson, AZ $120,410
$111,490
$86,920
$182,010
Greenville, SC $120,110
$107,970
$94,880
$153,340
Akron, OH $120,000
$116,370
$51,700
$201,530
Gulfport, MS $119,020
$113,730
$83,370
$158,850
Indianapolis, IN $118,540
$108,990
$80,320
$175,990
Pittsburgh, PA $117,970
$108,360
$97,790
$144,300
Crestview, FL $117,360
$120,430
$72,550
$161,990
Las Vegas, NV $117,360
$100,870
$90,450
$173,970
Jacksonville, FL $117,190
$113,730
$81,340
$166,570
Hartford, CT $116,970
$105,800
$83,960
$157,280
Chattanooga, TN $114,850
$103,830
$79,100
$172,450
Syracuse, NY $112,250
$95,450
$37,280
$202,240
Tulsa, OK $111,560
$106,100
$80,350
$153,240
Warner Robins, GA $111,540
$110,070
$81,590
$147,100
Buffalo, NY $109,210
$103,060
$80,110
$156,630
Ann Arbor, MI $107,620
$96,230
$62,940
$175,180
Little Rock, AR $104,910
$104,320
$70,390
$153,570
Mobile, AL $102,860
$93,210
$72,040
$157,600
Kansas City, MO $98,540
$99,410
$60,570
$154,210
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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