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Aerospace Engineer Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aerospace engineers in Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Aerospace Engineers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,880
25th Percentile Wage
$91,530
50th Percentile Wage
$119,890
75th Percentile Wage
$148,830
90th Percentile Wage
$176,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$119,890
0.78% 17.87%
2016
$118,950
-1.23% -
2015
$120,410
5.43% -
2014
$113,870
9.53% -
2013
$103,020
4.43% -
2012
$98,460
- -

Table 2. Compare Aerospace Engineer Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,890 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 58.8 percent (58.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$133,450
Amarillo
$128,710
Fort Worth-Arlington
$119,890
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$115,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$115,110
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$114,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$110,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$109,630
Waco
$96,010
Corpus Christi
$95,950
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$80,080
College Station-Bryan
$49,440