Aerospace Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richardson, Red Oak, Southlake, Mckinney, Irving.

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$100k–$138.9k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $130,562
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,498 and $163,899.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,000
25th$100,000
50th (median)$115,000
75th$138,923
90th$138,923

Cost of living

Dallas's median Aerospace Engineer salary of $115,000 is worth about $111,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Aerospace Engineers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $134,570 in May 2025 (3,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,000, 15% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Infosystoo few7
Artimindstoo few2
Bombardier US Aerostructurestoo few2
MASE Insightstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.