How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Huntsville, AL?

Percentile spread

For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $78,890 and the 90th percentile is $195,190. The difference is $116,300, which is 88.7% 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 $100,070 to the 75th at $167,050, covers $66,980.

The mean annual wage is $135,660, which sits above the median of $131,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntsville, AL median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,848, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Alabama median of $127,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntsville, AL is 93.072, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $140,848 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. Huntsville, AL ranks 4th 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).).

• Decatur, AL is 29 miles away, with a median of $138,460 and employment of 100. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $158,763, against $140,848 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 90 miles away, with a median of $133,810 and employment of 70. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,896, against $140,848 here.
• Birmingham, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $93,400 and employment of 140. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,916, against $140,848 here.

Employment share

Aerospace Engineers accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntsville, AL (4,880 of 266,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 42.03 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.