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Aerospace Engineer Salary in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of aerospace engineers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,860
25th Percentile Wage
$73,060
50th Percentile Wage
$80,080
75th Percentile Wage
$91,600
90th Percentile Wage
$102,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,860.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$80,080
1.99% -14.35%
2015
$78,490
1.68% -
2014
$77,170
-21.39% -
2013
$93,680
2.25% -
2012
$91,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Aerospace Engineer Salary in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,080 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 40.0 percent (40.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 38.3 percent (38.3%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas.