What are the main factors that influence a Chief 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 Chief Aerospace Engineer?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Chief Aerospace Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Chief Aerospace Engineer's salary?

A Chief Aerospace Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,689 for beginners, reaching about $115,022 at mid-level, and approach $154,784 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Chief Aerospace Engineer?

Chief Aerospace Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Chief Aerospace Engineer roles are District of Columbia $108,937, California $108,523, Massachusetts $107,077. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Chief Aerospace Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Chief Aerospace Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Aerospace Engineer VI: $199,100; Aerospace Engineer V: $161,815; Aerospace Engineer IV: $140,158; Aerospace Engineer: $114,484; Aerospace Engineer III: $110,728.

Chief Aerospace Engineer Salary in Kansas

How much does a Chief Aerospace Engineer make in Kansas? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Chief Aerospace Engineer in Kansas is $93,686 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,962
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,084 to $101,159
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $82,984

10% $82,984

50% (Median) $93,686

90% $107,962

Chief Aerospace Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,159	$8,430	$1,945	$49
Average	$93,686	$7,807	$1,802	$45
25th Percentile	$88,084	$7,340	$1,694	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Chief Aerospace Engineer Salaries

A Chief 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 Chief Aerospace Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Chief 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): $79,689
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,130
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,022
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,435
Expert (over 8 years): $154,784

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Electrical Engineer I	less than 1 year	$79,689
Chief Aerospace Engineer	1-2 years	$92,130
Electrical Engineer III	2-4 years	$115,022
Electrical Engineer IV	5-8 years	$133,435
Electrical Engineer V	over 8 years	$154,784

How Do Chief 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 Chief Aerospace Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,937.
California: $108,523.
Massachusetts: $107,077.

District of Columbia $108,937 California $108,523 Massachusetts $107,077 Washington $106,684 New Jersey $106,644 Alaska $106,506 Connecticut $105,149 New York $104,598

Hawaii $102,836 Rhode Island $102,010 Maryland $101,449 Minnesota $100,682 Colorado $100,387 Illinois $100,288 Oregon $99,914 Delaware $99,639

New Hampshire $99,466 Virginia $99,078 Pennsylvania $97,947 Nevada $97,376 North Dakota $97,189 Michigan $96,894 Wisconsin $96,786 Vermont $96,569

Texas $95,969 Maine $95,930 Arizona $95,871 Ohio $95,802 Georgia $94,896 Indiana $94,444 Wyoming $94,355 Utah $94,218

Iowa $94,159 Kansas $93,686 Louisiana $93,549 North Carolina $93,499 Missouri $93,480 Florida $93,096 Montana $92,889 Nebraska $92,693

Kentucky $92,584 South Carolina $92,191 Tennessee $91,945 Idaho $91,846 New Mexico $91,128 Oklahoma $90,971 Alabama $90,390 South Dakota $89,416

Arkansas $88,885 West Virginia $88,600 Mississippi $87,744

Top Paying Cities for Chief 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:

Mulberry: $90,331
Neodesha: $90,279
Neosho Falls: $90,087

Mulberry, KS $90,331

Neodesha, KS $90,279

Neosho Falls, KS $90,087

New Albany, KS $90,203

Opolis, KS $90,457

Sedan, KS $90,094

Sycamore, KS $90,320

Tyro, KS $90,533

Salina, KS $90,463

Abilene, KS $90,286

Assaria, KS $90,236

Aurora, KS $90,053

Barnard, KS $89,994

Beloit, KS $90,179

Bennington, KS $90,251

Beverly, KS $90,097

Brookville, KS $90,076

Bushton, KS $90,123

Canton, KS $90,385

Cawker City, KS $90,126

Chapman, KS $90,242

Clay Center, KS $90,222

Delphos, KS $90,110

Downs, KS $90,157

Durham, KS $90,223

Ellsworth, KS $90,222

Enterprise, KS $90,260

Falun, KS $90,124

Galva, KS $90,428

Geneseo, KS $90,067

Glasco, KS $90,118

Glen Elder, KS $90,085

Green, KS $90,070

Gypsum, KS $90,158

Herington, KS $90,229

Holyrood, KS $90,178

Hope, KS $90,127

Hunter, KS $90,008

Kanopolis, KS $90,208

Lincoln, KS $90,128

Lindsborg, KS $90,341

Little River, KS $90,250

Longford, KS $90,070

Lorraine, KS $90,070

Mcpherson, KS $90,523

Marquette, KS $90,192

Miltonvale, KS $90,105

Minneapolis, KS $90,179

Morganville, KS $90,149

New Cambria, KS $90,176

Osborne, KS $90,138

Portis, KS $90,021

Ramona, KS $90,175

Roxbury, KS $90,349

Simpson, KS $90,331

Solomon, KS $90,180

Sylvan Grove, KS $90,076

Talmage, KS $90,595

Tampa, KS $90,169

Tescott, KS $90,124

Tipton, KS $90,065

Wakefield, KS $90,208

Wilson, KS $90,150

Windom, KS $90,231

Woodbine, KS $90,163

Hutchinson, KS $90,565

South Hutchinson, KS $90,861

Abbyville, KS $90,262

Albert, KS $90,096

Alden, KS $90,172

Alexander, KS $89,980

Arlington, KS $90,348

Arnold, KS $89,942

Bazine, KS $90,034

Beeler, KS $89,903

Belpre, KS $90,036

Bison, KS $90,055

Brownell, KS $89,939

Buhler, KS $90,571

Burdett, KS $90,041

Chase, KS $90,166

Claflin, KS $90,154

Augusta, KS $90,819

Beaumont, KS $90,281

Belle Plaine, KS $90,798

Bentley, KS $90,855

Benton, KS $90,875

Highland, KS $90,832

Hillsdale, KS $93,796

Olpe, KS $90,157

Peabody, KS $90,593

Reading, KS $90,250

Strong City, KS $90,128

Virgil, KS $90,004

Waverly, KS $90,405

White City, KS $90,131

Wilsey, KS $90,089

Concordia, KS $90,264

Agenda, KS $90,034

Athol, KS $90,048

Barnes, KS $90,092

Belleville, KS $90,274

Burr Oak, KS $90,095

Clifton, KS $90,119

Clyde, KS $90,154

Courtland, KS $90,159

Cuba, KS $90,123

Esbon, KS $90,050

Formoso, KS $90,062

Greenleaf, KS $90,122

Haddam, KS $90,074

Hanover, KS $90,276

Hollenberg, KS $90,202

Jamestown, KS $90,084

Jewell, KS $90,110

Kensington, KS $90,124

Lebanon, KS $90,054

Linn, KS $90,167

Mahaska, KS $90,119

Mankato, KS $90,157

Morrowville, KS $90,108

Munden, KS $90,140

Narka, KS $90,115

Norway, KS $90,163

Palmer, KS $90,119

Randall, KS $90,017

Republic, KS $90,125

Scandia, KS $90,148

Smith Center, KS $90,199

Washington, KS $90,223

Webber, KS $90,139

Andale, KS $90,857

Andover, KS $90,920

Anthony, KS $90,211

Argonia, KS $90,587

Arkansas City, KS $90,540

Atlanta, KS $90,612

Attica, KS $90,133

Fort Scott, KS $90,327

Altoona, KS $90,186

Arcadia, KS $90,205

Arma, KS $90,390

Baxter Springs, KS $90,187

Benedict, KS $90,121

Bronson, KS $90,143

Buffalo, KS $90,176

Chanute, KS $90,339

Cherokee, KS $90,274

Columbus, KS $90,167

Crestline, KS $90,389

Elsmore, KS $90,120

Erie, KS $90,215

Farlington, KS $90,164

Franklin, KS $90,420

Fredonia, KS $90,203

Fulton, KS $90,188

Galena, KS $90,363

Galesburg, KS $90,214

Garland, KS $90,202

Gas, KS $90,533

Girard, KS $90,279

Hepler, KS $90,093

Humboldt, KS $90,255

Iola, KS $90,362

La Harpe, KS $90,214

Mc Cune, KS $90,149

Mapleton, KS $90,176

Moran, KS $90,153

Lacygne, KS $91,500

Lancaster, KS $91,082

Lane, KS $91,131

Lansing, KS $95,282

Lawrence, KS $92,547

Leavenworth, KS $94,744

Lecompton, KS $90,461

Olathe, KS $95,354

Linwood, KS $94,405

Louisburg, KS $93,847

Mc Louth, KS $92,843

Mound City, KS $90,618

Muscotah, KS $90,839

Nortonville, KS $91,861

Osawatomie, KS $91,661

Oskaloosa, KS $91,611

Ottawa, KS $91,230

Ozawkie, KS $90,669

Paola, KS $93,193

Parker, KS $91,010

Perry, KS $90,864

Pleasanton, KS $90,910

Pomona, KS $91,330

Potter, KS $93,219

Princeton, KS $90,880

Rantoul, KS $91,342

Richmond, KS $90,734

Spring Hill, KS $94,342

Stilwell, KS $95,285

Tonganoxie, KS $94,187

Troy, KS $91,142

Valley Falls, KS $91,207

Wathena, KS $91,560

Welda, KS $90,128

Wellsville, KS $92,734

Westphalia, KS $90,127

White Cloud, KS $90,386

Williamsburg, KS $90,630

Winchester, KS $92,336

Kansas City, KS $95,880

Edwardsville, KS $95,867

Mission, KS $95,859

Shawnee, KS $95,883

Overland Park, KS $95,882

Leawood, KS $95,882

Prairie Village, KS $95,888

Lenexa, KS $95,864

Kincaid, KS $90,123

Atchison, KS $92,605

Baldwin City, KS $92,055

Basehor, KS $95,305

Bendena, KS $91,204

Blue Mound, KS $90,177

Bonner Springs, KS $95,455

Bucyrus, KS $94,677

Centerville, KS $90,615

Colony, KS $90,152

Cummings, KS $92,374

Denton, KS $91,016

De Soto, KS $94,847

Clearview City, KS $94,923

Easton, KS $93,547

Edgerton, KS $93,678

Effingham, KS $91,017

Elwood, KS $92,038

Eudora, KS $93,705

Fontana, KS $91,436

Fort Leavenworth, KS $94,712

Gardner, KS $94,369

New Century, KS $94,723

Garnett, KS $90,486

Greeley, KS $90,867

Piqua, KS $90,116

Bluff City, KS $90,084

Ellinwood, KS $90,196

Pittsburg, KS $90,470

Frontenac, KS $90,568

Prescott, KS $90,368

Redfield, KS $90,178

Riverton, KS $90,362

Saint Paul, KS $90,219

Savonburg, KS $90,119

Scammon, KS $90,254

Stark, KS $90,149

Thayer, KS $90,195

Toronto, KS $90,098

Treece, KS $90,103

Uniontown, KS $90,164

Walnut, KS $90,118

Weir, KS $90,274

West Mineral, KS $90,555

Yates Center, KS $90,151

Emporia, KS $90,415

Admire, KS $90,238

Allen, KS $90,103

Alta Vista, KS $90,108

Americus, KS $90,290

Burdick, KS $90,078

Burlington, KS $90,300

Burns, KS $90,581

Cassoday, KS $90,274

Cedar Point, KS $90,146

Cottonwood Falls, KS $90,206

Council Grove, KS $90,215

Dwight, KS $90,142

Elmdale, KS $90,073

Florence, KS $90,375

Gridley, KS $90,095

Hamilton, KS $90,059

Hartford, KS $90,166

Lamont, KS $90,095

Lebo, KS $90,340

Le Roy, KS $90,175

Lincolnville, KS $90,204

Lost Springs, KS $90,140

Madison, KS $90,142

Marion, KS $90,393

Matfield Green, KS $90,108

Neal, KS $90,390

Burden, KS $90,543

Burrton, KS $90,690

Byers, KS $89,999

Caldwell, KS $90,283

Cambridge, KS $90,216

Cedar Vale, KS $90,149

Cheney, KS $90,749

Clearwater, KS $90,888

Coats, KS $89,956

Coldwater, KS $89,978

Colwich, KS $90,907

Conway Springs, KS $90,745

Cunningham, KS $90,200

Danville, KS $90,312

Derby, KS $90,952

Dexter, KS $90,209

Douglass, KS $90,780

Elbing, KS $90,706

El Dorado, KS $90,641

Eureka, KS $90,256

Fall River, KS $90,109

Freeport, KS $90,214

Garden Plain, KS $90,834

Geuda Springs, KS $90,309

Goddard, KS $90,911

Goessel, KS $90,555

Greensburg, KS $90,116

Greenwich, KS $90,956

Halstead, KS $90,743

Hardtner, KS $89,848

Harper, KS $90,368

Haviland, KS $90,086

Haysville, KS $90,956

Hazelton, KS $89,873

Hesston, KS $90,648

Hillsboro, KS $90,488

Isabel, KS $90,083

Iuka, KS $90,100

Kechi, KS $90,961

Kingman, KS $90,449

Kiowa, KS $90,026

Lake City, KS $89,864

Latham, KS $90,536

Lehigh, KS $90,362

Otis, KS $90,098

Garfield, KS $90,064

Great Bend, KS $90,370

Haven, KS $90,688

Hoisington, KS $90,216

Hudson, KS $90,093

Inman, KS $90,447

Kinsley, KS $90,125

La Crosse, KS $90,191

Larned, KS $90,230

Lewis, KS $90,083

Liebenthal, KS $90,598

Lyons, KS $90,302

Mc Cracken, KS $89,988

Macksville, KS $90,094

Nekoma, KS $89,929

Ness City, KS $90,105

Nickerson, KS $90,422

Offerle, KS $90,067

Olmitz, KS $90,068

Hanston, KS $90,050

Healy, KS $90,005

Holcomb, KS $90,207

Ingalls, KS $90,044

Jetmore, KS $90,038

Johnson, KS $90,177

Kendall, KS $89,993

Kismet, KS $89,969

Lakin, KS $90,118

Leoti, KS $90,070

Manter, KS $90,172

Marienthal, KS $90,007

Meade, KS $90,007

Minneola, KS $90,083

Montezuma, KS $90,143

Pierceville, KS $90,076

Plains, KS $90,008

Satanta, KS $90,125

Scott City, KS $90,141

Spearville, KS $90,118

Sublette, KS $90,151

Syracuse, KS $90,242

Tribune, KS $90,233

Ulysses, KS $90,187

Wright, KS $90,080

Liberal, KS $90,210

Elkhart, KS $90,159

Hugoton, KS $90,018

Moscow, KS $89,969

Richfield, KS $89,961

Rolla, KS $89,923

Alma, KS $90,119

Auburn, KS $90,123

Axtell, KS $90,204

Baileyville, KS $90,182

Beattie, KS $90,224

Belvue, KS $90,020

Bern, KS $90,214

Berryton, KS $90,177

Blue Rapids, KS $90,183

Bremen, KS $90,255

Burlingame, KS $90,440

Carbondale, KS $90,278

Centralia, KS $90,239

Circleville, KS $90,454

Corning, KS $90,314

Delia, KS $90,360

Denison, KS $90,761

Dover, KS $90,155

Emmett, KS $90,018

Eskridge, KS $90,014

Everest, KS $90,756

Fairview, KS $90,373

Fostoria, KS $90,137

Frankfort, KS $90,141

Goff, KS $90,270

Grantville, KS $90,052

Harveyville, KS $90,006

Havensville, KS $90,206

Hiawatha, KS $90,392

Holton, KS $90,913

Home, KS $90,182

Horton, KS $90,776

Hoyt, KS $90,266

Junction City, KS $90,410

Fort Riley, KS $90,550

Leonardville, KS $90,196

Lyndon, KS $90,915

Mc Farland, KS $90,021

Manhattan, KS $90,445

Partridge, KS $90,393

Pawnee Rock, KS $90,110

Plevna, KS $90,204

Pretty Prairie, KS $90,607

Ransom, KS $90,014

Raymond, KS $90,039

Rozel, KS $90,003

Rush Center, KS $90,027

Saint John, KS $90,124

Stafford, KS $90,135

Sterling, KS $90,306

Sylvia, KS $90,149

Turon, KS $90,157

Utica, KS $89,947

Yoder, KS $90,628

Hays, KS $90,360

Agra, KS $90,151

Almena, KS $90,153

Alton, KS $89,987

Bogue, KS $90,040

Bunker Hill, KS $90,006

Catharine, KS $90,417

Cedar, KS $90,012

Clayton, KS $90,014

Collyer, KS $89,983

Damar, KS $90,067

Dorrance, KS $90,031

Dresden, KS $89,990

Ellis, KS $90,149

Gaylord, KS $90,057

Glade, KS $90,032

Gorham, KS $90,111

Hill City, KS $90,138

Jennings, KS $89,987

Kirwin, KS $90,039

Lenora, KS $89,994

Logan, KS $90,065

Long Island, KS $90,128

Lucas, KS $90,052

Luray, KS $90,058

Morland, KS $89,990

Natoma, KS $90,024

Norcatur, KS $90,058

Norton, KS $90,251

Ogallah, KS $89,973

Palco, KS $90,052

Paradise, KS $89,960

Penokee, KS $89,948

Pfeifer, KS $90,083

Phillipsburg, KS $90,198

Plainville, KS $90,146

Prairie View, KS $90,095

Russell, KS $90,218

Schoenchen, KS $90,647

Stockton, KS $90,125

Victoria, KS $90,196

Wakeeney, KS $90,144

Waldo, KS $89,952

Walker, KS $90,120

Woodston, KS $90,015

Colby, KS $90,213

Atwood, KS $90,132

Bird City, KS $90,063

Brewster, KS $89,998

Edson, KS $89,954

Gem, KS $90,023

Goodland, KS $90,306

Gove, KS $89,954

Grainfield, KS $90,051

Grinnell, KS $90,015

Herndon, KS $90,061

Hoxie, KS $90,092

Kanorado, KS $90,306

Levant, KS $89,973

Ludell, KS $90,020

Mc Donald, KS $90,008

Monument, KS $89,957

Oakley, KS $90,130

Maple Hill, KS $89,991

Marysville, KS $90,321

Mayetta, KS $90,418

Melvern, KS $90,572

Meriden, KS $90,276

Milford, KS $90,398

Morrill, KS $90,263

Netawaka, KS $90,499

Ogden, KS $90,608

Oketo, KS $90,277

Olsburg, KS $90,138

Onaga, KS $90,185

Oneida, KS $90,598

Osage City, KS $90,439

Overbrook, KS $90,788

Paxico, KS $90,009

Powhattan, KS $90,420

Quenemo, KS $91,137

Riley, KS $90,306

Robinson, KS $90,548

Rossville, KS $90,192

Sabetha, KS $90,342

Saint George, KS $90,352

Saint Marys, KS $90,004

Scranton, KS $90,509

Seneca, KS $90,301

Silver Lake, KS $90,054

Soldier, KS $90,278

Summerfield, KS $90,257

Tecumseh, KS $90,036

Vassar, KS $90,977

Vermillion, KS $90,110

Wakarusa, KS $90,101

Wamego, KS $90,332

Waterville, KS $90,191

Westmoreland, KS $90,168

Wetmore, KS $90,406

Whiting, KS $90,665

Randolph, KS $90,122

Topeka, KS $89,957

Leon, KS $90,637

Shawnee Mission, KS $95,859

Oberlin, KS $90,150

Maize, KS $90,957

Maple City, KS $90,042

Mayfield, KS $90,658

Medicine Lodge, KS $90,140

Milan, KS $90,574

Milton, KS $90,708

Moundridge, KS $90,575

Mount Hope, KS $90,797

Mullinville, KS $90,011

Mulvane, KS $90,869

Murdock, KS $90,631

Nashville, KS $90,144

Newton, KS $90,725

North Newton, KS $90,721

Norwich, KS $90,653

Oxford, KS $90,629

Peck, KS $90,883

Piedmont, KS $90,175

Potwin, KS $90,734

Pratt, KS $90,277

Protection, KS $90,000

Rock, KS $90,706

Rosalia, KS $90,320

Rose Hill, KS $90,892

Sawyer, KS $90,102

Sedgwick, KS $90,857

Severy, KS $90,235

Sharon, KS $90,084

South Haven, KS $90,264

Spivey, KS $90,263

Sun City, KS $89,878

Towanda, KS $90,810

Udall, KS $90,755

Valley Center, KS $90,920

Viola, KS $90,833

Waldron, KS $89,777

Walton, KS $90,651

Wellington, KS $90,684

Whitewater, KS $90,782

Wilmore, KS $89,872

Winfield, KS $90,565

Zenda, KS $90,162

Wichita, KS $90,961

Mcconnell Afb, KS $90,961

Park, KS $90,037

Quinter, KS $90,122

Rexford, KS $90,013

Saint Francis, KS $90,302

Selden, KS $90,027

Sharon Springs, KS $90,172

Wallace, KS $89,953

Weskan, KS $90,292

Winona, KS $89,921

Dodge City, KS $90,381

Ashland, KS $89,947

Bucklin, KS $90,099

Cimarron, KS $90,127

Coolidge, KS $90,224

Copeland, KS $90,082

Deerfield, KS $90,190

Dighton, KS $90,029

Englewood, KS $89,875

Ensign, KS $90,058

Ford, KS $90,038

Fort Dodge, KS $90,565

Fowler, KS $90,045

Independence, KS $90,315

Altamont, KS $90,204

Bartlett, KS $90,023

Caney, KS $90,357

Chautauqua, KS $90,520

Cherryvale, KS $90,272

Chetopa, KS $90,050

Coffeyville, KS $90,331

Dearing, KS $90,487

Dennis, KS $90,257

Edna, KS $90,107

Elk City, KS $90,105

Elk Falls, KS $90,153

Grenola, KS $90,225

Havana, KS $90,112

Howard, KS $90,207

Liberty, KS $90,107

Longton, KS $90,092

Moline, KS $90,251

Mound Valley, KS $90,199

Niotaze, KS $90,205

Oswego, KS $90,225

Parsons, KS $90,350

Garden City, KS $90,320

Peru, KS $90,151

Neosho Rapids, KS $90,242

Chief Aerospace Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Chief Aerospace Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Chief Aerospace Engineer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Chief Aerospace Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Chief Aerospace Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$131,161	$63.0	40%
Software & Networking	$126,476	$61.0	35%
Energy & Utilities	$121,792	$59.0	30%
Biotechnology	$117,108	$56.0	25%
Pharmaceuticals	$117,108	$56.0	25%

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

Understanding how a Chief 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.

$88,084

Average $93,686/year

$101,159

$7,340

Average $7,807/month

$8,430

$1,694

Average $1,802/week

$1,945

$42

Average $45/hour

$49

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,159	$8,430	$1,945	$49
Average	$93,686	$7,807	$1,802	$45
25th Percentile	$88,084	$7,340	$1,694	$42

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