The Aerospace Corporation project engineer salary

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Average The Aerospace Corporation project engineer salary

$75,289yearly

$36.08 hourly rate

Entry-level The Aerospace Corporation project engineer salary

$54,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay project engineers?

The average salary for The Aerospace Corporation project engineers is $75,289 per year. The Aerospace Corporation project engineer salaries range between $54,000 to $104,000 per year. The Aerospace Corporation project engineers earn 0% less than the national average salary for project engineers of $75,050.

Location impacts how much a project engineer at The Aerospace Corporation can expect to make. Project engineers at The Aerospace Corporation make the most in El Segundo, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Buckley, WA.

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

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

Project engineer The Aerospace Corporation salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	El Segundo, CA	$90,564	$43.54
2	Albuquerque, NM	$86,126	$41.41
3	Buckley, WA	$83,772	$40.27
4	Houston, TX	$82,726	$39.77
5	Colorado Springs, CO	$80,826	$38.86
6	Greenbelt, MD	$80,722	$38.81
7	Ione, OR	$76,270	$36.67
8	Chantilly, VA	$75,831	$36.46
9	Cape Canaveral, FL	$73,346	$35.26
10	Cedar Hills, UT	$73,255	$35.22

Highest-paid The Aerospace Corporation project engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Principal Engineer	$119,327	$57	-
2	Senior Staff Engineer	$117,290	$56	-
3	Principal Engineer	$112,813	$54	-
4	Principle Engineer	$112,448	$54	-
5	Project Manager/Senior Project Engineer	$112,058	$54	-
6	Team Lead Engineer	$110,255	$53	-
7	Principal Project Engineer	$110,080	$53	-
8	Project Engineering Manager	$109,197	$53	-
9	Senior Development Engineer	$108,813	$52	-
10	Lead Engineer	$107,602	$52	-

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Recent salaries for project engineers at the aerospace corporation

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Stage Propulsion/Vehicle Engineering Project Engineer	Los Angeles, CA	03/28/2025	$117,300
Stage Propulsion/Vehicle Engineering Project Engineer	Los Angeles, CA	02/19/2025	$117,300
Nuclear Nonproliferation Project Engineer	Albuquerque, NM	02/16/2025	$117,300
Nuclear Nonproliferation Project Engineer	Chantilly, VA	02/14/2025	$117,300
Stage Propulsion/Vehicle Engineering Project Engineer	Los Angeles, CA	01/26/2025	$117,300

Project engineer salary at The Aerospace Corporation competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$98,450	$47	6
2	Sarnoff	$98,150	$47	-
3	Los Alamos Technical Associates	$90,414	$43	-
4	SCIENTECH	$84,195	$40	1
5	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	$82,787	$40	-
6	Lockheed Martin	$81,057	$39	644
7	HRL Laboratories	$80,599	$39	11
8	Northrop Grumman	$79,729	$38	453
9	Ip Services	$77,678	$37	-
10	Sigma Space	$76,296	$37	-
11	Tata Technologies	$75,308	$36	2
12	Adaptive	$74,213	$36	2
13	ADVANCED Motion Controls	$74,075	$36	-
14	Advanced Programs	$73,918	$36	-
15	Nexant	$73,565	$35	7
16	Sierra Nevada	$72,546	$35	35
17	The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	$71,507	$34	34
18	Global Systems LLC	$71,022	$34	-
19	Scientific Systems	$70,430	$34	-
20	United Space Alliance	$68,776	$33	-

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