Aerospace Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Aerospace Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$176,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150.3k – $199.4k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
46.3%
126 of 272 roles
Live roles
272
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Actuator Design Engineer
Federal Sales Manager - Aerospace, Defense and FSI
Commercial Counsel, Infrastructure Security
Principal Engineer, Autonomy
Principal Engineer, Hardware
Head of Data Quality
Director of Hardware
Director of Autonomy
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Astro Mechanica
|
$187,500 | 34 |
Astranis
|
$172,500 | 26 |
Planet
|
$162,550 | 9 |
|
AeroVect
|
$242,250 | 8 |
Kodiak
|
$211,250 | 8 |
DoorDash USA
|
$197,400 | 7 |
Neuralink
|
$140,250 | 7 |
Sift Stack, Inc.
|
$155,000 | 5 |
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How much do Aerospace Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Aerospace Engineer roles in San Francisco is $176,250 per year. Most pay falls between $150,300 (25th percentile) and $199,350 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $132,500 to $241,750.
These figures are computed live from 272 active Aerospace Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 126 (46.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Aerospace Engineer roles in San Francisco include OpenAI, Okta, Anthropic and AeroVect.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.