The Aerospace Corporation senior engineer salary

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Average The Aerospace Corporation senior engineer salary

$105,805yearly

$52.28 hourly rate

Entry-level The Aerospace Corporation senior engineer salary

$86,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay senior engineers?

The average salary for The Aerospace Corporation senior engineers is $105,805 per year. The Aerospace Corporation senior engineer salaries range between $86,000 to $129,000 per year. The Aerospace Corporation senior engineers earn 3% less than the national average salary for senior engineers of $108,743.

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

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

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

Senior engineer The Aerospace Corporation salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	El Segundo, CA	$127,749	$61.42
2	Buckley, WA	$123,447	$59.35
3	Albuquerque, NM	$114,595	$55.09
4	Houston, TX	$112,226	$53.95
5	Greenbelt, MD	$111,127	$53.43
6	Ione, OR	$110,186	$52.97
7	Colorado Springs, CO	$110,061	$52.91
8	Chantilly, VA	$107,583	$51.72
9	Cedar Hills, UT	$105,988	$50.96
10	Huntsville, AL	$105,402	$50.67

Highest-paid The Aerospace Corporation senior engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Engineering Manager	$122,161	$59	-
2	Principal Systems Engineer	$121,316	$58	-
3	Senior Architect	$120,890	$58	-
4	Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering	$120,584	$58	-
5	Senior Principal Engineer	$119,327	$57	-
6	Principal Design Engineer	$119,182	$57	-
7	Systems Engineer Staff	$118,328	$57	-
8	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$117,346	$56	-
9	Senior Staff Engineer	$117,290	$56	-
10	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$116,455	$56	-

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Recent salaries for senior engineers at the aerospace corporation

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Mission Engineer/Senior Mission Engineer	Chantilly, VA	03/30/2025	$117,300
Senior Missile Warning, Tracking and Defense Calibration Engineer	Denver, CO	03/25/2025	$123,000
Senior Missile Warning, Tracking and Defense Calibration Engineer	El Segundo, CA	03/14/2025	$129,000
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer	Chantilly, VA	02/19/2025	$129,000
Senior Mission Engineer	El Segundo, CA	02/17/2025	$151,300

Senior engineer salary at The Aerospace Corporation competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Sarnoff	$118,978	$57	-
2	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$111,413	$54	18
3	Ip Services	$110,123	$53	-
4	Tata Technologies	$109,570	$53	12
5	HRL Laboratories	$106,383	$51	2
6	SCIENTECH	$104,287	$50	-
7	Adaptive	$104,145	$50	5
8	Los Alamos Technical Associates	$103,628	$50	-
9	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	$103,387	$50	-
10	Sierra Nevada	$102,972	$50	58
11	United Space Alliance	$101,853	$49	-
12	Nexant	$100,980	$49	5
13	Advanced Programs	$99,679	$48	-
14	The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	$96,299	$46	39
15	Global Systems LLC	$96,199	$46	-
16	Scientific Systems	$94,214	$45	7
17	ADVANCED Motion Controls	$92,042	$44	-
18	Northrop Grumman	$90,170	$43	1021
19	Lockheed Martin	$87,789	$42	1208
20	Sigma Space	$84,234	$41	-

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