Browse Average Salary Ranges for Aerospace and Defense Jobs

What are the average salary ranges for jobs in the Aerospace and Defense? There are 148 jobs in Aerospace and Defense category. Average salaries can vary and range from $41,828 to $188,239. Salary ranges can differ significantly depending on the job, industry, location, required experience, specific skills, education, and other factors... Salaries listed below are U.S. national averages data from November 25, 2019.

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Job Title	Experience	EDUCATION	Avg. Salary
Job TitleA & P Mechanic	Experience1 - 3	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$55,400	70.34%
Job Title, Experience, Education Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots aircraft airframe and engine to ensure aircraft conformance with FAA regulations. Troubleshoots and determines malfunctioning parts. Recommends part changes or ad More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Airframe and Engine Mechanic Aircraft and Power Plant Mechanic
Job TitleA & P Senior Mechanic	Experience2 - 5	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$63,800	81.00%
Job Title, Experience, Education Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots aircraft airframe and engine to ensure aircraft conformance with FAA regulations. Troubleshoots and determines malfunctioning parts. Recommends part changes or ad More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Airframe and Engine Mechanic, Sr. Aircraft and Power Plant Mechanic, Senior
Job TitleAeronautical Engineer I	Experience0 - 2	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$74,390	94.45%
Job Title, Experience, Education Designs and supervises the construction of aircraft and aerospace products as well as associated parts such as airframe, auxiliaries, communication equipment, controls, fuselage, and powerplant. Analy More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Aerospace Engineer I Aviation Engineer I Entry Level Aerospace Engineer Aerospace Engineer, Entry
Job TitleAerospace Engineer I	Experience0 - 2	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$74,345	94.39%
Job Title, Experience, Education Designs and supervises the construction of aircraft and aerospace products as well as associated parts such as airframe, auxiliaries, communication equipment, controls, fuselage, and powerplant. Analy More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Aviation Engineer I Entry Level Aerospace Engineer Aeronautical Engineer I Aerospace Engineer, Entry
Job TitleAerospace Engineer, Entry	Experience0 - 2	EducationBachelors	Avg. Salary$74,400	94.46%
Job Title, Experience, Education Designs and supervises the construction of aircraft and aerospace products as well as associated parts such as airframe, auxiliaries, communication equipment, controls, fuselage, and powerplant. Analy More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Aerospace Engineer I Aviation Engineer I Entry Level Aerospace Engineer Aeronautical Engineer I
Job TitleAircraft and Power Plant Mechanic	Experience1 - 3	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$55,370	70.30%
Job Title, Experience, Education Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots aircraft airframe and engine to ensure aircraft conformance with FAA regulations. Troubleshoots and determines malfunctioning parts. Recommends part changes or ad More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Airframe and Engine Mechanic A & P Mechanic
Job TitleAircraft and Power Plant Mechanic, Senior	Experience2 - 5	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$63,800	81.00%
Job Title, Experience, Education Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots aircraft airframe and engine to ensure aircraft conformance with FAA regulations. Troubleshoots and determines malfunctioning parts. Recommends part changes or ad More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Airframe and Engine Mechanic, Sr. A & P Senior Mechanic
Job TitleAircraft Assembly Mechanic	Experience1 - 3	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$52,800	67.04%
Job Title, Experience, Education Assembles major structures and subassemblies such as bulkheads, fuselage panels, rudders, flaps, and stabilizers. Also responsible for filing, burring, crimping, framing, drilling, and reaming. May be More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Structural Assembler Aircraft Structures Mechanic
Job TitleAircraft Structures Mechanic	Experience1 - 3	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$52,790	67.02%
Job Title, Experience, Education Assembles major structures and subassemblies such as bulkheads, fuselage panels, rudders, flaps, and stabilizers. Also responsible for filing, burring, crimping, framing, drilling, and reaming. May be More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Structural Assembler Aircraft Assembly Mechanic
Job TitleAirframe and Engine Mechanic	Experience1 - 3	EducationHigh School	Avg. Salary$55,365	70.29%
Job Title, Experience, Education Maintains, repairs, and troubleshoots aircraft airframe and engine to ensure aircraft conformance with FAA regulations. Troubleshoots and determines malfunctioning parts. Recommends part changes or ad More			Avg. Salary, Alternate Job Titles: Aircraft and Power Plant Mechanic A & P Mechanic

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About Aerospace and Defense Category

The Aerospace and Defense category has jobs that design, build, and test aircraft and aviation systems. People in some of these jobs may require a background in engineering and physical science, other jobs utilize skills and expertise developed by hands on experience in the aviation, space, and military systems industries. Jobs include Aerospace Engineers, Model Makers, Airframe Assembly and Mechanics, and Test Pilots.

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