What are the main factors that influence an Aerospace Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Aerospace Engineer?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Aerospace Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change An Aerospace Engineer's salary?

An Aerospace Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,706 for beginners, reaching about $110,804 at mid-level, and approach $161,922 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Aerospace Engineer?

Aerospace Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Aerospace Engineer roles are District of Columbia $126,762, California $126,281, Massachusetts $124,598. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Aerospace Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Aerospace Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Aerospace Engineer VI: $199,112; Aerospace Engineer V: $161,819; Aerospace Engineer IV: $140,155; Aerospace Engineer III: $110,733; Aerospace Systems Engineer: $109,453.

Aerospace Engineer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Aerospace Engineer make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aerospace Engineer in Vermont is $112,371 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $54.

However, an Aerospace Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $126,746
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $105,363 to $119,895
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $98,983

10% $98,983

50% (Median) $112,371

90% $126,746

Aerospace Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,895	$9,991	$2,306	$58
Average	$112,371	$9,364	$2,161	$54
25th Percentile	$105,363	$8,780	$2,026	$51

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Key Factors That Influence Aerospace Engineer Salaries

An Aerospace Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Aerospace Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aerospace Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,706
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,712
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,804
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $140,245
Expert (over 8 years): $161,922

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Aerospace Engineer I	less than 1 year	$79,706
Aerospace Engineer II	1-2 years	$95,712
Aerospace Engineer	2-4 years	$110,804
Aerospace Engineer IV	5-8 years	$140,245
Aerospace Engineer V	over 8 years	$161,922

How Do Aerospace Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Aerospace Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $126,762.
California: $126,281.
Massachusetts: $124,598.

District of Columbia $126,762 California $126,281 Massachusetts $124,598 Washington $124,140 New Jersey $124,095 Alaska $123,934 Connecticut $122,354 New York $121,713

Hawaii $119,664 Rhode Island $118,702 Maryland $118,050 Minnesota $117,157 Colorado $116,813 Illinois $116,699 Oregon $116,264 Delaware $115,943

New Hampshire $115,742 Virginia $115,290 Pennsylvania $113,974 Nevada $113,310 North Dakota $113,092 Michigan $112,749 Wisconsin $112,623 Vermont $112,371

Texas $111,673 Maine $111,627 Arizona $111,558 Ohio $111,478 Georgia $110,425 Indiana $109,898 Wyoming $109,795 Utah $109,635

Iowa $109,566 Kansas $109,016 Louisiana $108,856 North Carolina $108,799 Missouri $108,776 Florida $108,329 Montana $108,089 Nebraska $107,860

Kentucky $107,734 South Carolina $107,276 Tennessee $106,990 Idaho $106,875 New Mexico $106,040 Oklahoma $105,857 Alabama $105,181 South Dakota $104,048

Arkansas $103,429 West Virginia $103,097 Mississippi $102,101

Top Paying Cities for Aerospace Engineer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $115,021
Barre: $115,194
Cabot: $114,941

Adamant, VT $115,021

Barre, VT $115,194

Cabot, VT $114,941

Calais, VT $115,042

East Barre, VT $115,019

East Calais, VT $115,021

East Montpelier, VT $115,098

Eden, VT $114,946

Eden Mills, VT $114,842

Graniteville, VT $115,187

Hyde Park, VT $115,115

Johnson, VT $115,261

Lake Elmore, VT $114,987

Marshfield, VT $114,961

Moretown, VT $115,269

Morrisville, VT $115,255

Moscow, VT $115,313

Northfield, VT $115,128

Northfield Falls, VT $115,666

North Hyde Park, VT $115,107

North Montpelier, VT $114,992

Plainfield, VT $114,976

Roxbury, VT $114,781

South Barre, VT $115,328

Waterbury, VT $115,302

Stowe, VT $115,318

Waitsfield, VT $115,254

Warren, VT $115,039

Washington, VT $114,814

Waterbury Center, VT $115,298

Websterville, VT $115,169

Williamstown, VT $115,035

Wolcott, VT $114,972

Woodbury, VT $114,859

Worcester, VT $114,973

Rutland, VT $114,970

Belmont, VT $114,615

Benson, VT $114,614

Bomoseen, VT $114,795

Brandon, VT $114,879

Bridport, VT $114,892

Castleton, VT $114,816

Center Rutland, VT $114,895

Chittenden, VT $114,631

Cuttingsville, VT $114,591

Danby, VT $114,787

East Middlebury, VT $114,955

East Poultney, VT $114,799

East Wallingford, VT $114,674

Fair Haven, VT $114,716

Florence, VT $114,676

Forest Dale, VT $114,884

Gaysville, VT $114,155

Granville, VT $114,694

Hancock, VT $114,676

Hydeville, VT $114,808

Killington, VT $114,663

Middlebury, VT $115,132

Middletown Springs, VT $114,737

Mount Holly, VT $114,631

North Clarendon, VT $114,799

Orwell, VT $114,787

Pawlet, VT $114,828

Pittsfield, VT $114,729

Pittsford, VT $114,839

Poultney, VT $114,818

Proctor, VT $114,945

Ripton, VT $114,812

Rochester, VT $114,752

Rupert, VT $114,741

Salisbury, VT $114,924

Shoreham, VT $114,827

Stockbridge, VT $114,623

Wallingford, VT $114,685

Wells, VT $114,832

West Pawlet, VT $114,871

West Rupert, VT $114,844

West Rutland, VT $114,774

Whiting, VT $114,831

Saint Johnsbury, VT $114,955

Albany, VT $114,889

Barnet, VT $114,832

Barton, VT $114,876

Beebe Plain, VT $114,910

Concord, VT $114,724

Coventry, VT $115,044

Craftsbury, VT $114,922

Craftsbury Common, VT $114,927

Danville, VT $114,858

Derby, VT $114,910

Derby Line, VT $114,824

East Burke, VT $114,821

East Charleston, VT $114,832

East Hardwick, VT $114,894

East Haven, VT $114,570

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $114,953

Glover, VT $114,842

Granby, VT $114,429

Greensboro, VT $114,803

Greensboro Bend, VT $114,876

Hardwick, VT $115,003

Irasburg, VT $114,847

Island Pond, VT $114,660

Lowell, VT $114,808

Lower Waterford, VT $114,940

Lyndon, VT $114,919

Lyndon Center, VT $115,049

Lyndonville, VT $114,924

Morgan, VT $114,717

Newport, VT $114,979

Newport Center, VT $114,832

North Concord, VT $114,533

North Troy, VT $114,848

Orleans, VT $114,805

Passumpsic, VT $114,962

Peacham, VT $114,731

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $114,965

Sheffield, VT $114,761

Sutton, VT $114,752

Troy, VT $114,860

West Burke, VT $114,829

West Charleston, VT $114,775

West Danville, VT $114,865

Westfield, VT $114,773

West Glover, VT $114,852

Averill, VT $114,183

Beecher Falls, VT $114,924

Canaan, VT $114,638

Gilman, VT $115,143

Guildhall, VT $114,487

Lunenburg, VT $114,736

Norton, VT $114,412

North Bennington, VT $115,690

North Pownal, VT $115,924

Pownal, VT $115,989

White River Junction, VT $114,940

Ascutney, VT $114,994

Barnard, VT $114,679

Bethel, VT $114,750

Bradford, VT $114,870

Bridgewater, VT $114,797

Bridgewater Corners, VT $114,569

Brookfield, VT $114,862

Brownsville, VT $114,799

Chelsea, VT $114,796

Corinth, VT $114,765

East Corinth, VT $114,813

East Randolph, VT $114,835

East Ryegate, VT $114,735

East Thetford, VT $114,877

Fairlee, VT $114,753

Groton, VT $114,784

Hartford, VT $115,239

Hartland, VT $114,836

Hartland Four Corners, VT $114,831

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $115,127

Newbury, VT $114,771

North Hartland, VT $114,917

North Pomfret, VT $114,720

North Thetford, VT $114,875

Norwich, VT $114,852

Plymouth, VT $114,487

Post Mills, VT $114,850

Quechee, VT $114,969

Randolph, VT $114,948

Randolph Center, VT $114,890

Reading, VT $114,582

Sharon, VT $114,748

South Pomfret, VT $114,638

South Royalton, VT $114,781

South Ryegate, VT $114,804

South Strafford, VT $114,775

South Woodstock, VT $114,610

Strafford, VT $114,676

Taftsville, VT $114,978

Thetford, VT $114,877

Thetford Center, VT $114,757

Topsham, VT $114,723

Tunbridge, VT $114,744

Vershire, VT $114,691

Wells River, VT $114,812

West Fairlee, VT $115,023

West Hartford, VT $114,723

West Newbury, VT $114,767

West Topsham, VT $114,814

Wilder, VT $115,245

Windsor, VT $114,883

Woodstock, VT $114,742

Bellows Falls, VT $115,161

Cambridgeport, VT $115,029

Cavendish, VT $114,647

Chester, VT $114,761

Chester Depot, VT $114,720

Grafton, VT $114,674

Londonderry, VT $114,881

Ludlow, VT $114,707

North Springfield, VT $115,107

Perkinsville, VT $114,795

Peru, VT $114,760

Proctorsville, VT $114,666

Saxtons River, VT $115,137

South Londonderry, VT $114,952

Springfield, VT $115,051

Westminster, VT $115,160

Westminster Station, VT $115,168

Weston, VT $114,642

Shaftsbury, VT $115,553

Brattleboro, VT $115,396

Bondville, VT $114,918

East Dover, VT $115,152

Jacksonville, VT $115,442

Jamaica, VT $114,921

Marlboro, VT $115,967

Newfane, VT $115,076

Putney, VT $115,052

Readsboro, VT $115,981

South Newfane, VT $115,116

Stamford, VT $115,897

Townshend, VT $114,972

Vernon, VT $115,748

Wardsboro, VT $115,056

West Dover, VT $115,245

West Dummerston, VT $115,105

West Halifax, VT $115,282

West Townshend, VT $114,818

West Wardsboro, VT $114,820

Whitingham, VT $115,400

Williamsville, VT $115,105

Wilmington, VT $115,330

Burlington, VT $115,645

South Burlington, VT $115,638

Winooski, VT $115,645

Colchester, VT $115,645

Alburgh, VT $115,068

Bakersfield, VT $115,239

Belvidere Center, VT $114,821

Bristol, VT $115,263

Cambridge, VT $115,400

Charlotte, VT $115,488

East Berkshire, VT $115,128

East Fairfield, VT $115,300

Enosburg Falls, VT $114,981

Essex, VT $115,557

Essex Junction, VT $115,565

Fairfax, VT $115,408

Fairfield, VT $115,297

Ferrisburgh, VT $115,360

Franklin, VT $114,988

Grand Isle, VT $115,420

Highgate Center, VT $115,085

Highgate Springs, VT $115,144

Hinesburg, VT $115,486

Huntington, VT $115,399

Isle La Motte, VT $115,211

Jeffersonville, VT $115,322

Jericho, VT $115,461

Jonesville, VT $115,485

Milton, VT $115,516

Monkton, VT $115,393

Montgomery, VT $114,981

Montgomery Center, VT $114,842

New Haven, VT $115,249

North Ferrisburgh, VT $115,412

North Hero, VT $115,297

Richford, VT $114,962

Richmond, VT $115,474

Saint Albans, VT $115,349

Saint Albans Bay, VT $115,334

Shelburne, VT $115,594

Sheldon, VT $115,211

Sheldon Springs, VT $115,494

South Hero, VT $115,524

Starksboro, VT $115,330

Swanton, VT $115,191

Underhill, VT $115,435

Underhill Center, VT $115,438

Vergennes, VT $115,214

Waterville, VT $115,253

Westford, VT $115,492

Williston, VT $115,579

Montpelier, VT $115,176

Bennington, VT $115,775

Arlington, VT $115,367

Dorset, VT $114,918

East Arlington, VT $114,875

East Dorset, VT $114,921

Manchester, VT $115,231

Manchester Center, VT $115,155

Aerospace Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Aerospace Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Aerospace Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Aerospace Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Aerospace Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$151,701	$73.0	35%
Energy & Utilities	$140,464	$68.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$129,227	$62.0	15%
MFG Durable	$117,990	$57.0	5%

Aerospace Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Aerospace Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$105,363

Average $112,371/year

$119,895

$8,780

Average $9,364/month

$9,991

$2,026

Average $2,161/week

$2,306

$51

Average $54/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,895	$9,991	$2,306	$58
Average	$112,371	$9,364	$2,161	$54
25th Percentile	$105,363	$8,780	$2,026	$51

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