What are the main factors that influence a Flight Maintenance 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 Flight Maintenance Engineer?

The Construction industry offers the highest average compensation for Flight Maintenance Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Flight Maintenance Engineer's salary?

A Flight Maintenance Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $73,053 for beginners, reaching about $105,346 at mid-level, and approach $151,333 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Flight Maintenance Engineer?

Flight Maintenance Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flight Maintenance Engineer roles are District of Columbia $88,467, California $88,131, Massachusetts $86,957. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flight Maintenance Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Flight Maintenance Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Flight Operations Director: $243,921; Flight Operations Senior Manager: $196,741; Flight Operations Manager: $165,237; Flight Software Engineer: $129,517; Flight Operations Supervisor: $114,105.

Flight Maintenance Engineer Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Flight Maintenance Engineer make in New Mexico? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flight Maintenance Engineer in New Mexico is $74,005 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,732
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,546 to $78,573
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,577

10% $63,577

50% (Median) $74,005

90% $82,732

Flight Maintenance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,573	$6,548	$1,511	$38
Average	$74,005	$6,167	$1,423	$36
25th Percentile	$68,546	$5,712	$1,318	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Flight Maintenance Engineer Salaries

A Flight Maintenance 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 Flight Maintenance Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Flight Maintenance 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): $73,053
Early Career (1-2 years): $87,364
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,346
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,264
Expert (over 8 years): $151,333

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Flight Maintenance Engineer	less than 1 year	$73,053
Reliability Engineer II	1-2 years	$87,364
Reliability Engineer III	2-4 years	$105,346
Reliability Engineer IV	5-8 years	$128,264
Reliability Engineer V	over 8 years	$151,333

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

District of Columbia: $88,467.
California: $88,131.
Massachusetts: $86,957.

District of Columbia $88,467 California $88,131 Massachusetts $86,957 Washington $86,637 New Jersey $86,605 Alaska $86,493 Connecticut $85,391 New York $84,943

Hawaii $83,513 Rhode Island $82,842 Maryland $82,386 Minnesota $81,763 Colorado $81,524 Illinois $81,444 Oregon $81,140 Delaware $80,916

New Hampshire $80,776 Virginia $80,461 Pennsylvania $79,542 Nevada $79,079 North Dakota $78,927 Michigan $78,687 Wisconsin $78,599 Vermont $78,423

Texas $77,936 Maine $77,904 Arizona $77,856 Ohio $77,800 Georgia $77,065 Indiana $76,697 Wyoming $76,626 Utah $76,514

Iowa $76,466 Kansas $76,082 Louisiana $75,970 North Carolina $75,930 Missouri $75,914 Florida $75,603 Montana $75,435 Nebraska $75,275

Kentucky $75,187 South Carolina $74,868 Tennessee $74,668 Idaho $74,588 New Mexico $74,005 Oklahoma $73,877 Alabama $73,406 South Dakota $72,614

Arkansas $72,183 West Virginia $71,951 Mississippi $71,256

Top Paying Cities for Flight Maintenance 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:

Algodones: $74,793
Belen: $74,376
Bernalillo: $74,925

Algodones, NM $74,793

Belen, NM $74,376

Bernalillo, NM $74,925

Bluewater, NM $73,352

Bosque, NM $73,830

Casa Blanca, NM $73,997

Cedar Crest, NM $74,988

Cedarvale, NM $72,047

Cerrillos, NM $74,847

Claunch, NM $71,780

Coyote, NM $73,744

Cuba, NM $73,626

Cubero, NM $74,161

Edgewood, NM $74,653

Estancia, NM $73,763

Gallina, NM $73,358

Counselor, NM $73,404

Grants, NM $73,268

Milan, NM $73,561

Isleta, NM $75,054

Jarales, NM $74,304

Jemez Pueblo, NM $74,433

Jemez Springs, NM $74,204

Laguna, NM $74,523

La Jara, NM $73,544

La Joya, NM $73,374

Lindrith, NM $73,285

Los Lunas, NM $74,770

Mcintosh, NM $74,169

Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $73,675

Moriarty, NM $73,919

Mountainair, NM $73,122

Nageezi, NM $73,306

New Laguna, NM $74,125

Paguate, NM $74,175

Pena Blanca, NM $75,004

Peralta, NM $74,888

Placitas, NM $74,927

Ponderosa, NM $74,339

Prewitt, NM $73,330

Regina, NM $73,381

Sandia Park, NM $74,799

Corrales, NM $75,081

San Fidel, NM $73,725

San Rafael, NM $73,411

Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $74,800

San Ysidro, NM $74,699

Stanley, NM $73,909

Tijeras, NM $74,809

Tome, NM $74,670

Torreon, NM $74,422

Veguita, NM $73,824

Willard, NM $72,990

Youngsville, NM $73,765

Bosque Farms, NM $75,026

Clines Corners, NM $73,462

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $74,857

Cochiti Lake, NM $74,954

Albuquerque, NM $75,123

Kirtland Afb, NM $75,123

Rio Rancho, NM $75,000

Gallup, NM $73,436

Brimhall, NM $73,228

Church Rock, NM $73,262

Continental Divide, NM $73,211

Crownpoint, NM $73,271

Fence Lake, NM $72,944

Fort Wingate, NM $73,237

Gamerco, NM $73,360

Mentmore, NM $73,247

Mexican Springs, NM $73,238

Ramah, NM $73,103

Rehoboth, NM $73,286

Thoreau, NM $73,290

Tohatchi, NM $73,223

Vanderwagen, NM $73,238

Zuni, NM $73,220

Navajo, NM $73,320

Jamestown, NM $73,138

Pinehill, NM $73,047

Sheep Springs, NM $73,302

Smith Lake, NM $73,576

Yatahey, NM $73,276

Farmington, NM $73,628

Aztec, NM $73,764

Blanco, NM $73,420

Bloomfield, NM $73,333

Flora Vista, NM $73,704

Fruitland, NM $73,243

Kirtland, NM $73,705

La Plata, NM $73,732

Navajo Dam, NM $73,699

Shiprock, NM $73,596

Waterflow, NM $73,559

Newcomb, NM $73,258

Sanostee, NM $73,304

Santa Fe, NM $75,507

Abiquiu, NM $73,441

Alcalde, NM $74,721

Amalia, NM $73,330

Arroyo Hondo, NM $73,227

Arroyo Seco, NM $73,311

Canjilon, NM $73,215

Canones, NM $73,882

Carson, NM $73,507

Cebolla, NM $73,258

Cerro, NM $73,279

Chama, NM $73,579

Chamisal, NM $74,523

Chimayo, NM $75,046

Cordova, NM $74,919

Costilla, NM $73,637

Taos Ski Valley, NM $73,079

Dixon, NM $74,451

Dulce, NM $73,577

El Prado, NM $73,376

El Rito, NM $73,712

Embudo, NM $74,069

Espanola, NM $74,955

Glorieta, NM $75,216

Hernandez, NM $74,258

Ilfeld, NM $74,522

La Madera, NM $73,583

Lamy, NM $74,929

Llano, NM $74,372

Los Alamos, NM $75,107

White Rock, NM $75,248

Medanales, NM $74,340

Ojo Caliente, NM $73,903

Los Ojos, NM $73,398

Pecos, NM $74,982

Penasco, NM $74,095

Petaca, NM $73,147

Questa, NM $73,357

Ranchos De Taos, NM $73,743

Red River, NM $73,147

Ribera, NM $73,618

Rowe, NM $74,592

San Cristobal, NM $73,145

San Jose, NM $74,408

Ohkay Owingeh, NM $74,772

Santa Cruz, NM $75,020

Serafina, NM $73,432

Taos, NM $73,334

Tererro, NM $75,222

Tesuque, NM $75,507

Tierra Amarilla, NM $73,334

Trampas, NM $74,034

Tres Piedras, NM $73,127

Truchas, NM $74,710

Vadito, NM $73,998

Valdez, NM $73,200

Vallecitos, NM $73,143

Velarde, NM $74,339

Villanueva, NM $73,476

Spaceport City, NM $71,978

Las Vegas, NM $72,853

Angel Fire, NM $73,068

Anton Chico, NM $72,726

Buena Vista, NM $73,394

Chacon, NM $73,446

Cimarron, NM $72,953

Cleveland, NM $73,967

Eagle Nest, NM $73,008

Guadalupita, NM $73,334

Holman, NM $73,779

La Loma, NM $72,604

Maxwell, NM $72,978

Miami, NM $72,821

Mills, NM $72,562

Montezuma, NM $74,343

Mora, NM $74,071

Mosquero, NM $72,499

Ocate, NM $72,900

Ojo Feliz, NM $73,091

Rainsville, NM $73,412

Raton, NM $73,162

Rociada, NM $74,380

Roy, NM $72,578

Sapello, NM $73,735

Solano, NM $72,489

Springer, NM $72,789

Ute Park, NM $72,988

Valmora, NM $72,791

Wagon Mound, NM $72,708

Watrous, NM $72,816

Socorro, NM $72,647

Aragon, NM $72,867

Datil, NM $72,567

Lemitar, NM $72,985

Luna, NM $72,996

Magdalena, NM $72,572

Pie Town, NM $72,814

Polvadera, NM $73,161

Quemado, NM $72,965

Reserve, NM $72,834

San Acacia, NM $73,282

San Antonio, NM $72,245

Truth Or Consequences, NM $72,230

Arrey, NM $72,218

Caballo, NM $72,268

Derry, NM $71,900

Elephant Butte, NM $72,418

Garfield, NM $71,692

Hatch, NM $70,543

Monticello, NM $72,226

Rincon, NM $70,137

Salem, NM $71,468

Williamsburg, NM $72,321

Winston, NM $72,279

Las Cruces, NM $69,219

White Sands Missile Range, NM $69,446

Santa Teresa, NM $69,951

Playas, NM $72,564

Animas, NM $72,742

Anthony, NM $69,934

Arenas Valley, NM $72,614

Bayard, NM $72,547

Berino, NM $69,617

Buckhorn, NM $72,622

Santa Clara, NM $72,674

Chamberino, NM $69,689

Cliff, NM $72,538

Columbus, NM $72,343

Deming, NM $72,360

Dona Ana, NM $69,221

Fairacres, NM $69,428

Faywood, NM $72,326

Fort Bayard, NM $72,604

Gila, NM $72,431

Glenwood, NM $72,487

Hachita, NM $72,343

Hanover, NM $72,358

Hillsboro, NM $72,210

Hurley, NM $72,498

La Mesa, NM $70,543

Lordsburg, NM $72,511

Mesilla, NM $69,220

Mesilla Park, NM $69,227

Mesquite, NM $69,287

Mimbres, NM $72,416

Mule Creek, NM $72,611

Organ, NM $69,263

Pinos Altos, NM $72,536

Radium Springs, NM $69,248

Redrock, NM $72,352

Rodeo, NM $72,834

San Miguel, NM $69,260

Silver City, NM $72,537

Sunland Park, NM $69,578

Tyrone, NM $72,752

Vado, NM $69,315

Chaparral, NM $70,189

Clovis, NM $72,398

Cannon Afb, NM $72,238

Broadview, NM $72,187

Causey, NM $72,063

Crossroads, NM $71,892

Dora, NM $72,234

Elida, NM $71,935

Floyd, NM $72,110

Fort Sumner, NM $72,051

Grady, NM $72,256

House, NM $72,198

Kenna, NM $71,935

Lingo, NM $72,058

Melrose, NM $72,210

Milnesand, NM $71,907

Pep, NM $72,005

Portales, NM $72,269

Rogers, NM $72,025

Saint Vrain, NM $72,257

Taiban, NM $72,026

Texico, NM $72,284

Yeso, NM $71,765

Roswell, NM $71,848

Artesia, NM $71,990

Caprock, NM $71,844

Carlsbad, NM $72,038

Dexter, NM $71,899

Eunice, NM $72,102

Hagerman, NM $71,935

Hobbs, NM $72,207

Hope, NM $71,672

Jal, NM $72,017

Lake Arthur, NM $71,816

Lakewood, NM $71,923

Loco Hills, NM $72,056

Loving, NM $72,019

Lovington, NM $72,137

Mcdonald, NM $71,941

Malaga, NM $71,949

Maljamar, NM $71,879

Monument, NM $72,048

Tatum, NM $71,987

Whites City, NM $72,108

Carrizozo, NM $71,508

Alamogordo, NM $71,280

Alto, NM $71,518

Bent, NM $71,294

Capitan, NM $71,352

Cloudcroft, NM $71,286

Corona, NM $71,819

Encino, NM $72,396

Fort Stanton, NM $71,382

Glencoe, NM $71,331

High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $71,272

Holloman Air Force Base, NM $71,272

Hondo, NM $71,397

La Luz, NM $71,272

Lincoln, NM $71,189

Mayhill, NM $71,434

Mescalero, NM $71,304

Nogal, NM $71,610

Orogrande, NM $71,308

Picacho, NM $71,382

Pinon, NM $71,650

Ruidoso, NM $71,654

Ruidoso Downs, NM $71,557

Sacramento, NM $71,336

San Patricio, NM $71,421

Sunspot, NM $71,272

Timberon, NM $71,426

Tinnie, NM $71,340

Tularosa, NM $71,319

Vaughn, NM $72,104

Weed, NM $71,425

Tucumcari, NM $72,462

Amistad, NM $72,368

Bard, NM $72,253

Capulin, NM $73,071

Clayton, NM $72,509

Conchas Dam, NM $72,575

Cuervo, NM $72,225

Des Moines, NM $72,782

Folsom, NM $72,895

Garita, NM $72,436

Gladstone, NM $72,581

Grenville, NM $72,567

Logan, NM $72,459

Mcalister, NM $72,235

Nara Visa, NM $72,288

Newkirk, NM $72,368

Quay, NM $72,409

San Jon, NM $72,332

Santa Rosa, NM $72,409

Sedan, NM $72,435

Trementina, NM $72,432

Flight Maintenance Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Flight Maintenance Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Construction and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Flight Maintenance Engineer positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Flight Maintenance Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Flight Maintenance Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$88,806	$43.0	20%
Pharmaceuticals	$88,806	$43.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$85,105	$41.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$81,405	$39.0	10%
MFG Durable	$81,405	$39.0	10%

Flight Maintenance Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flight Maintenance 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.

$68,546

Average $74,005/year

$78,573

$5,712

Average $6,167/month

$6,548

$1,318

Average $1,423/week

$1,511

$33

Average $36/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,573	$6,548	$1,511	$38
Average	$74,005	$6,167	$1,423	$36
25th Percentile	$68,546	$5,712	$1,318	$33

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