Hourly Wage for Flight Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Flight Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Flight Engineer in the United States is $38 as of October 28, 2020, but the salary range typically falls between $33 and $46. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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What is a Flight Engineer?

A Flight Engineer (FE), also sometimes called an air engineer, is the member of an aircraft's flight crew who monitors and operates its complex aircraft systems. In the early era of aviation, the position was sometimes referred to as the "air mechanic". Flight engineers can still be found on some larger fixed-wing airplanes, and helicopters. A similar crew position exists on some spacecraft. In most modern aircraft, their complex systems are both monitored and adjusted by electronic microprocessors and computers, resulting in the elimination of the Flight Engineer's position. In earlier day...

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Flight Operations Specialist
Electronic Consulting Services, Inc (ECS Federal) - Fairfax , VA
... engineers and government program officers. Candidates must be able to use critical thinking to ... with flight planning andor intelligence planning During high-tempo operations, can relay and ...
Dice.com - 4 days ago
System Engineer
Centurion Consulting Group - Herndon , VA
... FIXM) o Flight plan filing, processing, and route conversion o Trajectory modeling Excellent ... engineering Position Details: Clearance: Ability to Obtain a Public Trust US Citizenship or ...
Upward.net - 40 days ago
G5 Software Engineer - Embedded systems - VA
Keltia Design, Inc. - Sterling , VA
G5 Software Engineer - Embedded systems - VA We have various G5 Software Engineer - Embedded ... These roles to develop and verify safety critical real-time embedded flight software. To maximize ...
Monster - 76 days ago
Senior Systems Engineer/Integration Architect
Intrepid - Newport News , VA
... flight test events. Maintaining current knowledge of military avionics, network architecture, and ... A BS or MS in engineering with 8-12 years of related work experience. At least 3 years of recent ...
Dice.com - 19 days ago
Spacecraft Attitude Control Subsystems Engineer
SAIC - Chantilly , VA
**Description** SAIC is seeking an engineer with technical expertise in **Spacecraft Attitude ... flight operations of space vehicles + Strong understanding of related hardware (actuators and ...
Upward.net - 33 days ago
Systems Engineer Aerospace
Midcom - Dulles , VA
Mission-, Element-, Segment-level, including the direction and results of a multi-disciplined engineering development of the space system architecture & elements of for flight program deliverables or ...
ZipRecruiter - 1 day ago
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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
33
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38

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
35
49
40
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Flight Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Flight Engineer ranges from $33 to $46 with the average hourly pay of $38. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $35 to $49 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $40.

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