Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Salary in the US
A aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earns a national median of $82,890 a year (mean $91,310) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #202 of 825.
How much does a aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earn in the US?
A aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians in the United States earns a median of $82,890 a year (mean $91,310), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 11,280 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3021), ranked #202 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$82,890
per year
Mean
$91,310
per year
Employment
11,280
US workers
National rank
#202
of 825 by median
What a aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians (SOC 17-3021) earns a median annual wage of $82,890 and a mean (average) of $91,310. The median is the midpoint — half of aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians is $82,890, and the mean (average) is $91,310. The median is the midpoint — half of aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $82,890, a aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earns 63% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 11,280 aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians employed nationally (SOC 17-3021), across all industries.
- Where does this aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-3021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-3021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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