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Aerospace Engineer Career Market Report 2026

273 active jobs. 92 companies. Median salary $101K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

273
Active Job Openings
92
Companies Hiring
$101K
Median Salary (US)
73%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Aerospace Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 73% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $101K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $170K.

Remote roles pay 74% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 21%

Adobe Creative Suite demand rose +10.5pp — fastest-growing skill

trigoadramericas leads hiring with 36 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$48K, +56%)

Salary increase: +$48K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 33% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior14$118K$135K$195K
Manager9$101K$129K$160K
Mid-Level7$70K$87K$187K
Junior5$69K$79K$135K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$48K (56%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States43$112KUSD
Remote3$195KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.1%
Remote4.0%
Hybrid1.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
21%
Python
12%
Adobe Creative Suite
10%
Data Analysis
10%
Finite Element Analysis
8%
Project Management
8%
Structural Analysis
6%
SolidWorks
6%
Electrical
6%
ISO 9001
6%
TypeScript
6%
MATLAB
6%

Skills on the Rise

Adobe Creative Suite ↑+10.5ppStructural Analysis ↑+6.5ppISO 9001 ↑+6.0ppFinite Element Analysis ↑+3.2ppSolidWorks ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-13.2ppSAP ↓-7.0ppAgile ↓-6.1ppR ↓-4.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
trigoadramericas3613.2%
Prosidianconsulting259.2%
Ottofuchskg93.3%
Ntu93.3%
Bah72.6%
Globalhr72.6%
Alten72.6%
Paconsulting62.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States120
Germany17
Singapore12
United Kingdom12
Remote9
Brazil3
Canada3
India2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree52.5%105
Master's Degree15.5%31
Bachelor's Degree10.5%21
PhD / Doctorate8.5%17
MBA0.5%1

Certifications

MBA (2%)CPA (1%)PMP (1%)Six Sigma (1%)

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