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What aerospace engineers make
Median
$134,960
Entry engineer
$86,700
Senior or chief engineer
$205,890
The national median is $134,960 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $86,700. This is one of the best paid bachelor's degree jobs in the country, and the reason is simple: the work is hard, the math is real, and the consequences of getting it wrong are severe.