Aerospace Engineer Salary in Colorado

How much does an Aerospace Engineer make in Colorado?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Aerospace Engineer in Colorado is $114,624 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, an Aerospace Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $129,395
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $107,421 to $122,356
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $100,864

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Aerospace Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$122,356	$10,196	$2,353	$59
Average	$114,624	$9,552	$2,204	$55
25th Percentile	$107,421	$8,952	$2,066	$52

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Key Factors That Influence Aerospace Engineer Salaries

An Aerospace Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Aerospace Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aerospace Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,695
Early Career (1-2 years): $98,063
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,571
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,662
Expert (over 8 years): $165,943

Levels	Salary
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$81,695
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$98,063
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$113,571
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$143,662
Aerospace... Level Aerospace Engineer	$165,943

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How Do Aerospace Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Aerospace Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $124,423.
California: $123,951.
Massachusetts: $122,299.

District of Columbia $124,423 California $123,951 Massachusetts $122,299 Washington $121,850 New Jersey $121,805 Alaska $121,647 Connecticut $120,097 New York $119,467

Hawaii $117,456 Rhode Island $116,512 Maryland $115,871 Minnesota $114,995 Colorado $114,657 Illinois $114,545 Oregon $114,118 Delaware $113,803

New Hampshire $113,606 Virginia $113,163 Pennsylvania $111,871 Nevada $111,219 North Dakota $111,005 Michigan $110,668 Wisconsin $110,545 Vermont $110,297

Texas $109,612 Maine $109,567 Arizona $109,499 Ohio $109,421 Georgia $108,387 Indiana $107,870 Wyoming $107,769 Utah $107,612

Iowa $107,544 Kansas $107,005 Louisiana $106,847 North Carolina $106,791 Missouri $106,769 Florida $106,330 Montana $106,094 Nebraska $105,870

Kentucky $105,746 South Carolina $105,297 Tennessee $105,016 Idaho $104,903 New Mexico $104,083 Oklahoma $103,903 Alabama $103,240 South Dakota $102,128

Arkansas $101,521 West Virginia $101,195 Mississippi $100,217

Top Paying Cities for Aerospace Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $110,679
Hygiene: $117,793
Johnstown: $113,219

Glen Haven, CO $110,679 Hygiene, CO $117,793 Johnstown, CO $113,219 Laporte, CO $111,354 Livermore, CO $111,129 Loveland, CO $111,208 Lyons, CO $117,714 Masonville, CO $111,354

Mead, CO $113,781 Milliken, CO $113,129 Niwot, CO $117,939 Red Feather Lakes, CO $108,039 Severance, CO $110,983 Timnath, CO $111,354 Wellington, CO $111,354 Windsor, CO $111,129

Brighton, CO $113,972 Ault, CO $110,601 Briggsdale, CO $107,937 Carr, CO $105,892 Eastlake, CO $114,422 Eaton, CO $109,971 Evans, CO $112,354 Fort Lupton, CO $114,163

Galeton, CO $109,084 Gilcrest, CO $113,129 Gill, CO $109,949 Greeley, CO $112,005 Henderson, CO $114,264 Hudson, CO $114,096 Keenesburg, CO $113,972 Kersey, CO $111,511

La Salle, CO $112,691 Lucerne, CO $110,455 Nunn, CO $110,679 Orchard, CO $110,230 Pierce, CO $110,679 Ohio City, CO $115,298 Parlin, CO $115,298 Penrose, CO $109,185

Pitkin, CO $115,298 Poncha Springs, CO $115,298 Powderhorn, CO $115,298 Rockvale, CO $109,061 Sargents, CO $115,298 Twin Lakes, CO $115,669 Westcliffe, CO $107,634 Wetmore, CO $108,342

Durango, CO $109,904 Cahone, CO $115,298 Cortez, CO $115,298 Dolores, CO $115,298 Dove Creek, CO $115,298 Egnar, CO $115,298 Hesperus, CO $109,904 Lewis, CO $115,298

Mancos, CO $115,298 Marvel, CO $107,926 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $107,926 Pleasant View, CO $115,298 Rico, CO $115,298 Towaoc, CO $107,926 Yellow Jacket, CO $115,298 Montrose, CO $115,298

Austin, CO $115,298 Bedrock, CO $115,298 Cedaredge, CO $115,298 Cory, CO $115,298 Crawford, CO $115,298 Delta, CO $115,298 Eckert, CO $115,298 Hotchkiss, CO $115,298

Lazear, CO $115,298 Naturita, CO $115,298 Norwood, CO $115,298 Nucla, CO $115,298 Olathe, CO $115,298 Ophir, CO $115,298 Ouray, CO $115,298 Paonia, CO $115,298

Paradox, CO $115,298 Placerville, CO $115,298 Redvale, CO $115,298 Ridgway, CO $115,298 Silverton, CO $115,298 Somerset, CO $115,298 Telluride, CO $115,298 Grand Junction, CO $115,298

Platteville, CO $113,612 Roggen, CO $112,983 Weldona, CO $111,837 Wiggins, CO $111,837 Fort Morgan, CO $111,837 Log Lane Village, CO $111,837 Akron, CO $109,522 Amherst, CO $107,555

Atwood, CO $107,555 Brush, CO $109,522 Crook, CO $104,881 Eckley, CO $109,522 Fleming, CO $107,555 Grover, CO $104,881 Haxtun, CO $107,555 Hereford, CO $104,881

Hillrose, CO $109,522 Holyoke, CO $107,555 Idalia, CO $110,702 Iliff, CO $104,881 Julesburg, CO $104,881 Lindon, CO $113,444 Merino, CO $107,555 New Raymer, CO $107,555

Otis, CO $109,522 Ovid, CO $104,881 Padroni, CO $104,881 Paoli, CO $107,555 Peetz, CO $104,881 Sedgwick, CO $104,881 Snyder, CO $109,522 Sterling, CO $107,555

Stoneham, CO $107,555 Vernon, CO $109,893 Woodrow, CO $113,444 Wray, CO $111,286 Yuma, CO $109,522 Anton, CO $113,444 Arapahoe, CO $109,331 Arriba, CO $111,039

Bethune, CO $110,702 Burlington, CO $110,702 Calhan, CO $111,039 Cascade, CO $112,163 Cheyenne Wells, CO $109,331 Cope, CO $112,241 Cripple Creek, CO $111,410 Divide, CO $111,410

Flagler, CO $110,702 Florissant, CO $111,039 Fountain, CO $111,859 Genoa, CO $111,039 Green Mountain Falls, CO $111,938 Guffey, CO $111,039 Hugo, CO $111,039 Joes, CO $112,241

Karval, CO $109,331 Kirk, CO $112,241 Kit Carson, CO $109,331 Limon, CO $111,039 Lake George, CO $111,039 Manitou Springs, CO $112,163 Matheson, CO $111,039 Peyton, CO $111,185

Ramah, CO $111,039 Rush, CO $110,252 Seibert, CO $110,702 Simla, CO $111,039 Stratton, CO $110,702 U S A F Academy, CO $112,084 Victor, CO $111,488 Vona, CO $110,702

Wild Horse, CO $109,331 Woodland Park, CO $111,635 Yoder, CO $110,084 Colorado Springs, CO $112,163 Clifton, CO $115,298 Fruita, CO $115,298 Gateway, CO $115,298 Glade Park, CO $115,298

Loma, CO $115,298 Mack, CO $115,298 Palisade, CO $115,298 Whitewater, CO $115,298 Glenwood Springs, CO $115,298 Dinosaur, CO $110,410 Aspen, CO $116,422 Snowmass Village, CO $116,422

Avon, CO $115,534 Basalt, CO $115,972 Carbondale, CO $115,208 Collbran, CO $115,298 Craig, CO $114,410 De Beque, CO $115,298 Eagle, CO $114,860 Edwards, CO $115,455

Parachute, CO $115,298 Battlement Mesa, CO $115,298 Gypsum, CO $114,815 Hamilton, CO $114,410 Hayden, CO $114,410 Maybell, CO $114,860 Meeker, CO $114,860 Meredith, CO $116,118

Mesa, CO $115,298 Minturn, CO $115,534 Molina, CO $115,298 New Castle, CO $115,298 Rangely, CO $114,860 Red Cliff, CO $115,534 Rifle, CO $115,298 Silt, CO $115,298

Slater, CO $103,723 Snowmass, CO $116,197 Wolcott, CO $115,085 Woody Creek, CO $116,422 Vail, CO $115,534 Pueblo, CO $108,758 Colorado City, CO $107,634 Aguilar, CO $107,634

Arlington, CO $107,634 Avondale, CO $108,533 Beulah, CO $107,634 Boncarbo, CO $107,634 Boone, CO $108,162 Branson, CO $107,634 Campo, CO $104,465 Cheraw, CO $107,634

Crowley, CO $107,634 Eads, CO $107,634 Fort Lyon, CO $107,634 Fowler, CO $107,634 Gardner, CO $107,634 Granada, CO $107,634 Hartman, CO $107,634 Hasty, CO $107,634

Haswell, CO $107,634 Hoehne, CO $107,634 Holly, CO $107,634 Kim, CO $107,634 La Junta, CO $107,634 Lamar, CO $107,634 Las Animas, CO $107,634 La Veta, CO $107,634

Mc Clave, CO $107,634 Manzanola, CO $107,634 Model, CO $107,634 Olney Springs, CO $107,634 Ordway, CO $107,634 Pritchett, CO $107,634 Rocky Ford, CO $107,634 Rye, CO $107,634

Sheridan Lake, CO $107,634 Springfield, CO $107,634 Sugar City, CO $107,634 Swink, CO $107,634 Trinchera, CO $107,634 Trinidad, CO $107,634 Two Buttes, CO $107,634 Vilas, CO $107,634

Walsenburg, CO $107,634 Walsh, CO $104,465 Weston, CO $107,634 Wiley, CO $107,634 Alamosa, CO $107,634 Antonito, CO $104,510 Arboles, CO $104,510 Arvada, CO $114,568

Aurora, CO $114,489 Bayfield, CO $109,904 Broomfield, CO $115,916 Commerce City, CO $114,568 Dupont, CO $114,568 Eldorado Springs, CO $117,939 Lafayette, CO $117,793 Louisville, CO $117,939

Westminster, CO $114,568 Wheat Ridge, CO $114,568 Agate, CO $112,241 Bennett, CO $113,444 Byers, CO $113,444 Castle Rock, CO $112,579 Deer Trail, CO $113,444 Elbert, CO $111,612

Elizabeth, CO $112,466 Englewood, CO $114,568 Franktown, CO $112,567 Kiowa, CO $112,241 Larkspur, CO $111,758 Littleton, CO $114,489 Lone Tree, CO $114,489 Louviers, CO $113,893

Monument, CO $111,635 Palmer Lake, CO $111,410 Parker, CO $113,702 Sedalia, CO $113,534 Strasburg, CO $113,444 Watkins, CO $114,410 Denver, CO $114,568 Thornton, CO $114,568

Boulder, CO $117,939 Golden, CO $114,489 Alma, CO $114,691 Bailey, CO $114,287 Black Hawk, CO $117,265 Bond, CO $114,635 Breckenridge, CO $114,770 Buffalo Creek, CO $113,601

Burns, CO $114,534 Central City, CO $117,186 Clark, CO $109,061 Climax, CO $114,860 Coalmont, CO $113,815 Como, CO $114,410 Conifer, CO $114,691 Cowdrey, CO $103,723

Dillon, CO $114,860 Dumont, CO $115,332 Evergreen, CO $113,815 Empire, CO $115,253 Fairplay, CO $114,646 Fraser, CO $115,613 Frisco, CO $115,006 Georgetown, CO $115,197

Granby, CO $115,871 Grand Lake, CO $115,231 Grant, CO $114,556 Hartsel, CO $113,579 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $115,208 Idaho Springs, CO $115,287 Idledale, CO $114,264 Indian Hills, CO $114,197

Jamestown, CO $117,939 Jefferson, CO $114,410 Kittredge, CO $113,972 Kremmling, CO $114,410 Leadville, CO $114,849 Mc Coy, CO $114,410 Morrison, CO $114,422 Nederland, CO $117,793

Oak Creek, CO $114,410 Parshall, CO $114,815 Phippsburg, CO $114,410 Pine, CO $114,264 Pinecliffe, CO $117,939 Rand, CO $113,815 Rollinsville, CO $117,714 Shawnee, CO $114,500

Silver Plume, CO $115,174 Steamboat Springs, CO $114,410 Tabernash, CO $115,759 Toponas, CO $114,410 Walden, CO $106,971 Ward, CO $117,860 Winter Park, CO $115,489 Yampa, CO $114,410

Silverthorne, CO $115,006 Longmont, CO $117,635 Allenspark, CO $117,489 Estes Park, CO $113,522 Bellvue, CO $111,354 Berthoud, CO $113,826 Dacono, CO $115,433 Drake, CO $110,904

Erie, CO $117,635 Firestone, CO $114,242 Fort Collins, CO $111,354 Frederick, CO $117,186 Blanca, CO $107,634 Capulin, CO $106,072 Center, CO $107,634 Chama, CO $107,634

Chimney Rock, CO $109,904 Chromo, CO $104,510 Conejos, CO $104,510 Creede, CO $115,298 Crestone, CO $107,634 Del Norte, CO $111,320 Fort Garland, CO $107,634 San Luis, CO $104,510

Homelake, CO $107,634 Hooper, CO $107,634 Ignacio, CO $104,510 Jaroso, CO $104,510 La Jara, CO $106,072 Manassa, CO $106,072 Moffat, CO $107,634 Monte Vista, CO $107,634

Mosca, CO $107,634 Pagosa Springs, CO $104,510 Romeo, CO $106,072 Saguache, CO $111,320 Sanford, CO $106,072 San Pablo, CO $107,634 South Fork, CO $115,298 Villa Grove, CO $111,320

Salida, CO $113,174 Almont, CO $115,298 Buena Vista, CO $115,298 Canon City, CO $109,454 Cimarron, CO $115,298 Coal Creek, CO $109,016 Coaldale, CO $109,331 Cotopaxi, CO $109,331

Crested Butte, CO $115,377 Florence, CO $109,095 Monarch, CO $115,298 Granite, CO $115,017 Gunnison, CO $115,298 Hillside, CO $109,331 Howard, CO $111,039 Lake City, CO $115,298

Nathrop, CO $115,298

Aerospace Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Aerospace Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$107,421

Average $114,624/year

$122,356

$8,952

Average $9,552/month

$10,196

$2,066

Average $2,204/week

$2,353

$52

Average $55/hour

$59

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$122,356	$10,196	$2,353	$59
Average	$114,624	$9,552	$2,204	$55
25th Percentile	$107,421	$8,952	$2,066	$52

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