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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians earn $82,890 a year at the midpoint

From about $59,050 at the low end to $125,160 at the top, with $82,890 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$82,890median a year · United States
$39.85an hour $91,310average 11,280people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$67,68025th $82,890median $111,28075th
$59,05010th percentile $125,16090th percentile
$67,680a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$125,160best-paying state · Washington
$45,590lowest-paying state · Oklahoma
+51%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $125,160 in Washington and $45,590 in Oklahoma — a gap of $79,570 a year.

Aerospace engineering technician earnings, from starting pay up to the top 10%

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Aerospace engineering technician wages by state

The 19 states where the most people do this work, of 24 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.06 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Washington $125,160 $108,200 $108,200 — $125,160 1,590
Nevada $102,980 $62,700 $62,700 — $125,010 50
California $99,000 $71,990 $71,990 — $161,650 1,560
Colorado $98,990 $84,150 $84,150 — $131,670 660
Maryland $91,820 $62,200 $62,200 — $124,430 200
Oregon $81,100 $54,400 $54,400 — $81,310 120
Virginia $81,040 $58,910 $58,910 — $100,610 270
Connecticut $79,410 $68,840 $68,840 — $132,640 70
Ohio $79,310 $60,010 $60,010 — $105,030 900
Florida $78,560 $57,200 $57,200 — $122,870 770
Kansas $78,350 $51,200 $51,200 — $100,170 580
Texas $78,350 $56,000 $56,000 — $119,840 950
Utah $76,680 $64,170 $64,170 — $112,740 400
Arizona $75,230 $61,530 $61,530 — $94,390 380
Michigan $69,840 $42,700 $42,700 — $98,610 70
New York $64,480 $53,000 $53,000 — $88,650 330
Indiana $62,520 $48,710 $48,710 — $77,550 480
Alabama $62,130 $43,390 $43,390 — $110,250 140
Pennsylvania $60,770 $54,380 $54,380 — $91,620 80

No estimate is published for 3 states: the survey withholds a figure when too few employers report it. Nothing has been filled in for them.

Aerospace engineering technician pay rate, from hourly to yearly

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  • Tested aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.
  • Identified required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
  • Inspected, diagnosed, maintained, and operated test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.

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Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$82,890
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,350−$4,540 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,900−$8,990 Calibration Technologists and Technicians$67,820−$15,070 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,950−$17,940 Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,920−$22,970

Number 182 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 77% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 180 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050
  2. 181 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890
  3. 182 Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians $82,890
  4. 183 Logisticians $82,320
  5. 184 Respiratory therapists $82,280

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Questions people ask most

What is an aerospace engineering technician’s yearly income?

An aerospace engineering technician makes a median of $82,890 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $67,680 and $111,280.

What is an aerospace engineering technician’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $39.85 an hour; the average is $91,310 a year.

What is the starting pay for an aerospace engineering technician?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $67,680 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $59,050.

Which state pays aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians the most?

Washington, with a median of $125,160 a year.

How many people work as aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians?

About 11,280 in the United States — number 182 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays roughly the same

Median pay within $570 of what aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians earn — $82,890 a year — but not always the same spread.

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