The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aerospace engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $87,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $101,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $87,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,500 | 9.34% | 31.88% |
| 2019 | $113,780 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $113,080 | 2.33% | - |
| 2017 | $110,440 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $109,800 | 5.82% | - |
| 2015 | $103,410 | 2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $100,770 | 7.28% | - |
| 2013 | $93,430 | 8.50% | - |
| 2012 | $85,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $125,500, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for aerospace engineers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $127,220). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of aerospace engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh |