The median annual wage for aerospace engineers was $107,830 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $67,850, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $158,700.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for aerospace engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Federal government, excluding postal service
$114,120
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
111,190
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
107,840
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
106,440
Engineering services
105,920
Aerospace engineers typically work full time. Engineers who direct projects must often work extra hours to monitor progress, to ensure that the design meets requirements, to determine how to measure aircraft performance, to see that production meets design standards, and to ensure that deadlines are met.
Aerospace Engineers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Aerospace engineers
$107,830
Engineers
$90,060
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics