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Average Aerospace Engineers Salary in Massachusetts

Aerospace Engineers in Massachusetts earn a median annual salary of $149,470, which is +10.8% compared to the national median. There are 990 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Massachusetts (state).

$149,470
Massachusetts median annual wage
$72/hour median
+10.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $134,960
990
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.63
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$89,750
25th
$98,850
Median
$149,470
75th
$182,370
90th
$217,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Massachusetts, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$141,333
Goods: 98.8%
Services: 152.1%
Rents: 128.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Minnesota $159,060 Compare 140
Washington $158,370 Compare 5,760
California $157,620 Compare 9,170
District of Columbia $157,600 Compare 290
Maryland $156,750 Compare 3,180
Colorado $156,190 Compare 4,070

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Massachusetts

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $426,560 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $392,300 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $387,150 1.31
Emergency Medicine Physicians $356,230 1.15
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $325,200 2.14
Nurse Anesthetists $295,550 0.41
General Internal Medicine Physicians $285,250 1.01
Physicians, Pathologists $285,240 1.24

Massachusetts has salary data for 737 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Aerospace Engineers in Massachusetts

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Aerospace Engineers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.