Flight Test Engineer
Flight Test Engineer Job Description
Aerospace Engineers Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
Flight Test Engineer Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Flight Test Engineer is $75821 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $128469. The lowest salary reported was $55421. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Flight Test Engineer is $37.7 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $63.88. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $27.56. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Flight Test Engineer are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $5000 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $510 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Flight Test Engineer. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Alabama – n/a
California – $59,902 – $81,559
Colorado – n/a
Florida – n/a
Kansas – n/a
Maryland – $59,582 – $94,360
Washington – $60,500 – $100,200
These are the highest paying cities for a Flight Test Engineer. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Patuxent River, Maryland –
Seattle, Washington –
Huntsville, Alabama –
Palmdale, California –
St. Louis, Missouri –
Ridgecrest, California –
Edwards, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Flight Test Engineer from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $75821 while in 2007 it was just $70315.07
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 92% of Flight Test Engineers were males while 8% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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