Aerospace Engineers Salary in the US
A aerospace engineers earns a national median of $134,960 a year (mean $142,060) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #53 of 825.
How much does a aerospace engineers earn in the US?
A aerospace engineers in the United States earns a median of $134,960 a year (mean $142,060), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 165% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 67,710 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2011), ranked #53 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$134,960
per year
Mean
$142,060
per year
Employment
67,710
US workers
National rank
#53
of 825 by median
What a aerospace engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a aerospace engineers (SOC 17-2011) earns a median annual wage of $134,960 and a mean (average) of $142,060. The median is the midpoint — half of aerospace engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 165% 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 engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for aerospace engineers is $134,960, and the mean (average) is $142,060. The median is the midpoint — half of aerospace engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does aerospace engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $134,960, a aerospace engineers earns 165% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many aerospace engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 67,710 aerospace engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this aerospace engineers 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 17-2011. 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 17-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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