How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $108,590 and the 90th percentile is $199,140. The difference is $90,550, which is 60.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $108,590 to the 75th at $177,320, covers $68,730.

The mean annual wage is $146,710, which sits below the median of $150,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 11.3% higher than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $150,133, which is 11.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% higher than the Georgia median of $140,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $150,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $150,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 94 miles away, with a median of $120,490 and employment of 120. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,469, against $150,133 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $102,280 and employment of 210. That median is 31.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,672, against $150,133 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 141 miles away, with a median of $93,400 and employment of 140. That median is 37.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,916, against $150,133 here.