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Highest-paying States for Aerospace Engineers

The highest-paying states for aerospace engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of aerospace engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $147,650, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for aerospace engineers. It is followed by Nebraska (average annual salary $136,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of aerospace engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Aerospace Engineers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$147,650	$81,830	310
2	Nebraska	$136,300	$65,310	100
3	Washington	$134,850	$85,250	3,890
4	Maryland	$134,640	$80,520	3,140
5	North Carolina	$134,360	$75,910	520
6	New Jersey	$132,590	$98,860	750
7	California	$132,540	$76,200	10,280
8	Massachusetts	$132,340	$82,200	620
9	Virginia	$131,830	$82,700	2,430
10	Colorado	$129,890	$84,790	3,680
11	Minnesota	$129,070	$65,560	350
12	New Mexico	$129,050	$95,390	1,680
13	Georgia	$128,230	$78,170	2,920
14	Alabama	$127,150	$76,710	3,900
15	Utah	$124,820	$79,520	1,130
16	Ohio	$122,760	$75,920	2,860
17	Arizona	$120,270	$72,630	1,190
18	Kentucky	$120,150	$84,310	460
19	Texas	$115,690	$79,160	5,550
20	Tennessee	$114,860	$66,210	260
21	South Carolina	$112,200	$79,890	540
22	Missouri	$110,560	$72,240	1,160
23	New York	$110,250	$82,510	490
24	Maine	$109,970	$70,560	30
25	Pennsylvania	$107,820	$81,920	510
26	Hawaii	$106,110	$84,510	40
27	Florida	$105,630	$77,340	4,580
28	Connecticut	$105,360	$80,850	1,160
29	Kansas	$103,060	$71,300	1,960
30	Louisiana	$100,650	$73,510	100
31	Iowa	$99,800	$67,810	30
32	Delaware	$99,800	$77,780	30
33	Alaska	$99,740	$79,830	60
34	Oklahoma	$99,160	$76,800	1,420
35	Illinois	$98,750	$72,460	710
36	Arkansas	$98,190	$77,090	90
37	New Hampshire	$96,960	$68,530	70
38	West Virginia	$89,150	$51,850	60
39	Oregon	$86,310	$67,140	170
40	North Dakota	$84,100	$37,030	0
41	Montana	$83,990	$62,540	80
42	Indiana	$82,630	$52,060	150
43	Nevada	$82,040	$74,030	520
44	Michigan	$81,480	$48,830	210
45	Wisconsin	$80,070	$57,090	50
46	Mississippi	$78,080	$37,860	150
47	Idaho	$73,980	$47,790	100
48	Puerto Rico	$67,850	$49,500	180

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of aerospace engineers in those states is not available at this time.