The Aerospace Corporation design engineer salary

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Average The Aerospace Corporation design engineer salary

$73,329yearly

$37.08 hourly rate

Entry-level The Aerospace Corporation design engineer salary

$55,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay design engineers?

The average salary for The Aerospace Corporation design engineers is $73,329 per year. The Aerospace Corporation design engineer salaries range between $55,000 to $97,000 per year. The Aerospace Corporation design engineers earn 5% less than the national average salary for design engineers of $77,134.

Location impacts how much a design engineer at The Aerospace Corporation can expect to make. Design engineers at The Aerospace Corporation make the most in El Segundo, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Ione, OR.

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay design engineers by location?

The Aerospace Corporation pays design engineers the most in El Segundo, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Ione, OR. Additionally, cities like Houston and Buckley also report highly competitive salaries for design engineers at The Aerospace Corporation.

Design engineer The Aerospace Corporation salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	El Segundo, CA	$104,241	$50.12
2	Albuquerque, NM	$84,311	$40.53
3	Ione, OR	$81,128	$39.00
4	Houston, TX	$80,786	$38.84
5	Buckley, WA	$76,702	$36.88
6	Colorado Springs, CO	$75,977	$36.53
7	Chantilly, VA	$74,873	$36.00
8	Greenbelt, MD	$71,505	$34.38
9	Huntsville, AL	$70,830	$34.05
10	Cape Canaveral, FL	$68,730	$33.04

Highest-paid The Aerospace Corporation design engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Principal Design Engineer	$119,182	$57	-
2	Senior Staff Engineer	$117,290	$56	-
3	Staff Design Engineer	$113,038	$54	-
4	Principal Engineer	$112,813	$54	-
5	Design Engineering Manager	$112,684	$54	-
6	Principle Engineer	$112,448	$54	-
7	Team Lead Engineer	$110,255	$53	-
8	Senior Electronics Design Engineer	$110,105	$53	-
9	Principal Project Engineer	$110,080	$53	-
10	Senior Development Engineer	$108,813	$52	-

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Recent salaries for design engineers at the aerospace corporation

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
2025 Space Vehicle Concept Design Engineer	Chantilly, VA	03/28/2025	$70,000
2025 Space Vehicle Concept Design Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO	03/28/2025	$70,000
2025 Space Vehicle Concept Design Engineer	El Segundo, CA	03/28/2025	$70,000
Space Vehicle Concept Design Engineer	El Segundo, CA	02/24/2025	$100,300
Space Vehicle Concept Design Engineer	Albuquerque, NM	02/23/2025	$100,300

Design engineer salary at The Aerospace Corporation competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$102,768	$49	4
2	Sarnoff	$100,618	$48	-
3	Los Alamos Technical Associates	$87,336	$42	-
4	SCIENTECH	$84,777	$41	1
5	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	$82,915	$40	-
6	HRL Laboratories	$80,508	$39	10
7	Tata Technologies	$80,270	$39	6
8	Ip Services	$79,534	$38	-
9	Adaptive	$79,206	$38	2
10	ADVANCED Motion Controls	$77,780	$37	-
11	Sigma Space	$76,541	$37	-
12	Advanced Programs	$74,325	$36	-
13	Lockheed Martin	$74,220	$36	602
14	Northrop Grumman	$73,987	$36	535
15	Nexant	$73,763	$35	4
16	The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	$71,572	$34	31
17	Sierra Nevada	$71,073	$34	36
18	Global Systems LLC	$70,387	$34	-
19	Scientific Systems	$69,678	$34	-
20	United Space Alliance	$67,985	$33	-

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