Aerospace Engineers Salary in Decatur, AL

Aerospace Engineers pay range in Decatur

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $83,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $175,020 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineers in Decatur earn between $106,870 and $175,020.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Aerospace Engineers salary after taxes in Decatur

On the average salary of $138,130, a single filer in Decatur takes home about $100,106 a year, or $8,342 a month and $3,850 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Is Decatur a good place for aerospace engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Decatur area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.2), so the average $138,130 buys what about $158,384 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Decatur ($46,280). A typical home costs $232,614, or 1.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineers salary in other Alabama cities

Decatur ranks 1st of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for aerospace engineers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,920).

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• Materials Engineers$129,920 a year
• Chemical Engineers$126,170 a year
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• Environmental Engineers$120,450 a year
• Mechanical Engineers$119,240 a year
• Industrial Engineers$116,250 a year
• Civil Engineers$111,310 a year

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