Aerospace Engineers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Aerospace Engineers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $99,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $200,350 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineers in Albuquerque earn between $107,110 and $161,420.

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

Aerospace Engineers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $143,200, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $103,457 a year, or $8,621 a month and $3,979 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).

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $143,200 buys what about $149,875 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineers salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 1st of 2 New Mexico 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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Related jobs in Albuquerque

• Electrical Engineers$158,230 a year
• Engineers, All Other$151,910 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$150,010 a year
• Chemical Engineers$143,640 a year
• Industrial Engineers$133,120 a year
• Environmental Engineers$122,760 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$114,620 a year
• Civil Engineers$108,760 a year

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