Aerospace Engineer
$172,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.2%
- Live roles
- 43
Petroleum Engineer
Not enough disclosed-salary data yet — 8 live roles, 0 listing pay.
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
PhysicsX
|
$212,500 | 2 |
|
Freeform
|
$155,000 | 2 |
Qualdoc
|
$98,800 | 2 |
|
Archer
|
$233,000 | 1 |
| VT Voyager Technologies, Inc. | $222,500 | 1 |
|
Divergent
|
$173,993 | 1 |
|
Element 84
|
$172,750 | 1 |
|
Latitudeinc
|
$140,000 | 1 |
Aerospace Engineer vs Petroleum Engineer: which pays more?
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Aerospace Engineer and Petroleum Engineer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.