The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of aerospace engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $79,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $94,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $114,830 | -0.62% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | $115,540 | 0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $114,460 | -3.33% | - |
| 2014 | $118,270 | 4.46% | - |
| 2013 | $113,000 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $112,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,830 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Springfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield |