Engineering Salaries in the Rocket City
Real wage data for engineers in the Tennessee Valley corridor — aerospace, software, electrical, mechanical, civil, systems, cybersecurity, and data science. Drawn from BLS OEWS for the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL metro and updated with live job listings.
Median annual wage by discipline
Salary by clearance level
The clearance premium in this corridor: how Secret / TS / TS-SCI listings compare to uncleared roles.
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Sources: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL metro area, May 2024 release (bls.gov/oes). Snapshot last refreshed June 7, 2026.
BLS data reports annual wages for full-time-equivalent positions regardless of clearance, employer type, or experience. Cleared positions in this corridor typically command a 10–25% premium over the BLS median.