average salary of an aerospace engineer
Salary by Experience. PayScale.com reported in December 2013 that aerospace engineers with less than a year of experience earned salaries ranging of $49,872-$80,516. Those with 1-4 years of experience made $54,010-$85,540, and those with 5-9 years of experience were paid $63,145-$99,548.alary by Location. According to May 2012 BLS figures, Virginia was the top paying state for aerospace engineers at $124,760 a year or $59.98 an hour. Other top paying states included the District of Columbia, Idaho, New Jersey and Alabama.