U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Transportation / Aerospace Engineering

Job-title file

Aerospace Engineering

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

838 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $161,841, above the department median of $137,624.

Employees: 838
Total payroll: $134.7M
Role median: $161,841
Agency median: $137,624
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$60,877$226,959+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 838 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Aerospace Engineering pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Aerospace Engineers — about 67,710 people — is $134,960. Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $161,841 for this role, 20% above that figure — about the 69th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$86,700

$106,110

$134,960

$169,690

$205,890

Department of Transportation median · $161,841

The bar is the range of annual wages for Aerospace Engineers across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 836 of 838 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Transportation is $161,841, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Aerospace Engineering is held in 8 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $161,841 ranks #3 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

National Transportation Safety Board

$181,216 · 21

Department of Energy

$162,629 · 1

Department of Homeland Security

$161,373 · 2

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$155,034 · 4,417

Department of Commerce

$139,774 · 6

Department of Agriculture

$124,093 · 1

Department of State

$117,981 · 1

Median total compensation for the Aerospace Engineering role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kenyatta Washington

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$102,018

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $102,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,018
Pay grade: H
Work city: Cape Canaveral Afs
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $102,018
Basic Pay (before locality): $86,750
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120455009
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Kenyatta Washington serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Cape Canaveral Afs, Florida. Their 2024 pay totaled $102,018. They are classified at grade H.

Artiom Kostiouk

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$101,959

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $101,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,959
Pay grade: I
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $101,959
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Artiom Kostiouk works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in Washington, District of Columbia. Artiom earned $101,959 in 2024. Their pay grade is I.

Brooke Teferra

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$101,940

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $101,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,940
Pay grade: I
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $101,940
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,497
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Brooke Teferra serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Washington, District of Columbia. Their 2024 pay totaled $101,940. They are classified at grade I.

Fatin Saumik

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$101,463

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $101,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,463
Pay grade: G
Work city: Westbury
Work county: Nassau
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $101,463
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,931
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 366550059
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Fatin Saumik holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Westbury, New York. In 2024, their total compensation was $101,463. Their pay grade is G.

Ruben Pimentel

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$101,386

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $101,386
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,386
Pay grade: G
Work city: Invalid
Work county: Invalid
Work state: Invalid

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $101,386
Basic Pay (before locality): $74,636
Country: Invalid
Duty Station Code: *
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Ruben Pimentel holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Invalid, Invalid. In 2024, their total compensation was $101,386. Their pay grade is G.

Jacob Deniston

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$100,355

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $100,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,355
Pay grade: I
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $100,355
Basic Pay (before locality): $75,308
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Jacob Deniston is a Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Washington, District of Columbia. 2024 total compensation came to $100,355. They are classified at grade I.

Samuel Dorsey

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$100,084

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $100,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,084
Pay grade: I
Work city: Des Moines
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $100,084
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 530532033
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Samuel Dorsey serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Des Moines, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $100,084. They are classified at grade I.

Ethan Arpin

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$100,084

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $100,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,084
Pay grade: I
Work city: Des Moines
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $100,084
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 530532033
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Ethan Arpin serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Des Moines, Washington. Their 2024 pay totaled $100,084. They are classified at grade I.

Jaime Capetillo

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$99,778

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $99,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,778
Pay grade: I
Work city: Des Plaines
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $99,778
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 172330031
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Jaime Capetillo holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Des Plaines, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $99,778. Their pay grade is I.

Eid Sweis

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$98,205

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $98,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,205
Pay grade: I
Work city: Des Plaines
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $98,205
Basic Pay (before locality): $75,305
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 172330031
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Eid Sweis works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in Des Plaines, Illinois. Eid earned $98,205 in 2024. Their pay grade is I.

Ryan Mcmerrill

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$98,122

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $98,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,122
Pay grade: I
Work city: West Columbia
Work county: Lexington
Work state: South Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $98,122
Basic Pay (before locality): $83,994
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 452790063
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Ryan Mcmerrill works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in West Columbia, South Carolina. Ryan earned $98,122 in 2024. Their pay grade is I.

Ayesha Khatun

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$97,100

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $97,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,100
Pay grade: I
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $97,100
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Ayesha Khatun works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in Fort Worth, Texas. Ayesha earned $97,100 in 2024. Their pay grade is I.

Thomas Sifuentes

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$97,100

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $97,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,100
Pay grade: I
Work city: Fort Worth
Work county: Tarrant
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $97,100
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 482450439
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Thomas Sifuentes holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $97,100. Their pay grade is I.

Rachita Puri

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$96,741

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $96,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,741
Pay grade: H
Work city: Washington
Work county: District of Columbia
Work state: District of Columbia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $96,741
Basic Pay (before locality): $72,596
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 110010001
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Rachita Puri works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in Washington, District of Columbia. Rachita earned $96,741 in 2024. Their pay grade is H.

James Fallacara

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$96,423

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $96,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,423
Pay grade: H
Work city: Burlington
Work county: Middlesex
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $96,423
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,064
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250157017
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

James Fallacara is a Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Burlington, Massachusetts. 2024 total compensation came to $96,423. They are classified at grade H.

Kathryn Hill

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$96,175

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $96,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,175
Pay grade: G
Work city: Des Moines
Work county: King
Work state: Washington

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $96,175
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,523
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 530532033
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Kathryn Hill is a Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Des Moines, Washington. 2024 total compensation came to $96,175. They are classified at grade G.

Perez Buitrago

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$96,068

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $96,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,068
Pay grade: G
Work city: Westbury
Work county: Nassau
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $96,068
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,000
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 366550059
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Perez Buitrago serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Westbury, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $96,068. They are classified at grade G.

Matthew Audo

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$95,639

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $95,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,639
Pay grade: H
Work city: Cape Canaveral Afs
Work county: Brevard
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $95,639
Basic Pay (before locality): $81,326
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 120455009
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Matthew Audo works as a Aerospace Engineering for Department of Transportation based in Cape Canaveral Afs, Florida. Matthew earned $95,639 in 2024. Their pay grade is H.

Daniela Sanchez

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$95,088

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $95,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,088
Pay grade: G
Work city: Invalid
Work county: Invalid
Work state: Invalid

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $95,088
Basic Pay (before locality): $70,000
Country: Invalid
Duty Station Code: *
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Daniela Sanchez is a Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Invalid, Invalid. 2024 total compensation came to $95,088. They are classified at grade G.

Olivia Rasmussen

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$95,077

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $95,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,077
Pay grade: H
Work city: Chicago Hts
Work county: Cook
Work state: Illinois

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $95,077
Basic Pay (before locality): $72,906
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 171680031
Length of Service (Years): 2
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Olivia Rasmussen holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Chicago Hts, Illinois. In 2024, their total compensation was $95,077. Their pay grade is H.

Stephen Kocmoud

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$94,924

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $94,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,924
Pay grade: G
Work city: Denver
Work county: Denver
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,924
Basic Pay (before locality): $73,086
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080600031
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

Stephen Kocmoud holds the role of Aerospace Engineering at Department of Transportation based in Denver, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $94,924. Their pay grade is G.

Harun Kalin

Aerospace Engineering/Department of Transportation

2024 total comp

$94,453

Sub-department: Federal Aviation Administration
Base pay: $94,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,453
Pay grade: I
Work city: Hapeville
Work county: Fulton
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $94,453
Basic Pay (before locality): $76,511
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 132570121
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0861
Pay Plan (OPM): FV

At Department of Transportation, Harun Kalin serves as a Aerospace Engineering based in Hapeville, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $94,453. They are classified at grade I.