How much do aerospace engineers make in Lexington Park, MD?

What the Aerospace Engineers median says in Lexington Park, MD

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Aerospace Engineers median in Lexington Park, MD at $138,380 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 17-2011 and BLS area 30500.

BLS lists 960 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $141,950 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Lexington Park, MD's Aerospace Engineers median is 2.5% above the U.S. Aerospace Engineers median of $134,960 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 17-2011 with area 30500

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 17-2011 and area 30500. SOC 17-2011 names Aerospace Engineers. Area 30500 names Lexington Park, MD. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 17-2011/30500 row has 960 wage and salary jobs. There are 13.58 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 31.18. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 17-2011/30500, the annual median is $138,380 per year, while the matching mean is $141,950 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 17-2011/30500 10th percentile: $85,940 per year.
• 17-2011/30500 25th percentile: $105,890 per year.
• 17-2011/30500 median: $138,380 per year.
• 17-2011/30500 75th percentile: $174,290 per year.
• 17-2011/30500 90th percentile: $195,190 per year.
• 17-2011/30500 employment RSE: 3.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.9%.
• 17-2011/30500 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 30500 facts behind this Aerospace Engineers page

Area 30500 reports 70,650 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $82,580. Its annual median is $63,990. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 17-2011 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Lexington Park, MD runs from $33,200 at the 10th percentile to $156,750 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,660. The median is $63,990. The 75th percentile is $111,530. This is a place check, not a pay range for Aerospace Engineers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 30500. They do not show related skills or a path into Aerospace Engineers.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 30500. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 2,250. Yearly median: $34,360. Jobs per 1,000: 31.86. Location quotient: 1.27.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Area: 30500. SOC: 13-1199. Jobs: 2,180. Yearly median: $136,660. Jobs per 1,000: 30.81. Location quotient: 4.41.
• 3. General and Operations Managers. Area: 30500. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,990. Yearly median: $106,250. Jobs per 1,000: 28.14. Location quotient: 1.25.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 30500. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,770. Yearly median: $32,240. Jobs per 1,000: 25.04. Location quotient: 1.01.
• 5. Cashiers. Area: 30500. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,560. Yearly median: $33,180. Jobs per 1,000: 22.12. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 6. Logisticians. Area: 30500. SOC: 13-1081. Jobs: 1,350. Yearly median: $131,600. Jobs per 1,000: 19.13. Location quotient: 11.85.

Read the Lexington Park, MD wage ladder for Aerospace Engineers

The 10th percentile is $85,940 per year. The 25th percentile is $105,890 per year. The median is $138,380 per year. The 75th percentile is $174,290 per year. The 90th percentile is $195,190 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $105,890 per year to $174,290 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $109,250. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Lexington Park, MD with its state and the U.S.

Lexington Park, MD has a annual median of $138,380 per year. Maryland has $156,750 per year. The U.S. row has $134,960 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Lexington Park, MD is 11.7% below Maryland on the same published median. Lexington Park, MD is 2.5% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Lexington Park, MD sits for Aerospace Engineers

Lexington Park, MD ranks 25 of 89 among metro areas with a published annual median for Aerospace Engineers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 25 of 89 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 22. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC. The Aerospace Engineers median is $139,010 per year. BLS estimates 800 jobs. The location quotient is 2.4.
• 23. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. The Aerospace Engineers median is $138,670 per year. BLS estimates 110 jobs. The location quotient is 0.22.
• 24. Decatur, AL. The Aerospace Engineers median is $138,460 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 3.8.
• 26. Charleston-North Charleston, SC. The Aerospace Engineers median is $137,030 per year. BLS estimates 340 jobs. The location quotient is 2.
• 27. Las Cruces, NM. The Aerospace Engineers median is $136,860 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 2.12.
• 28. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ. The Aerospace Engineers median is $136,590 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 0.41.

Where Aerospace Engineers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 17-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $191,260 per year. Lexington Park, MD sits at $138,380 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Aerospace Engineers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Aerospace Engineers median of $191,260 per year, or $52,880 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 510 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 0.49.
• 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Aerospace Engineers median of $181,630 per year, or $43,250 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 930 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 1.89.
• 3. Omaha, NE-IA has a Aerospace Engineers median of $171,380 per year, or $33,000 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is Not published.
• 4. Boulder, CO has a Aerospace Engineers median of $167,160 per year, or $28,780 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 800 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 9.56.
• 5. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has a Aerospace Engineers median of $166,980 per year, or $28,600 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 1,220 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 2.06.
• 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a Aerospace Engineers median of $166,420 per year, or $28,040 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 2,420 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 1.77.
• 7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Aerospace Engineers median of $163,580 per year, or $25,200 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 5,480 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 6.03.
• 8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has a Aerospace Engineers median of $163,280 per year, or $24,900 above Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 5,200 jobs there, compared with 960 in Lexington Park, MD. The location quotient is 1.91.

Where BLS counts the most Aerospace Engineers jobs

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has the largest published metro job estimate for Aerospace Engineers in this same-source set, at 5,480 jobs. Lexington Park, MD has 960. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 5,480 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 4,520 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $163,580 per year, or $25,200 above Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 6.03.
• 2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 5,200 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 4,240 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $163,280 per year, or $24,900 above Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 1.91.
• 3. Huntsville, AL has 4,880 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 3,920 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $131,090 per year, or $7,290 below Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 42.03.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 3,430 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 2,470 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $134,570 per year, or $3,810 below Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 1.95.
• 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 2,420 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 1,460 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $166,420 per year, or $28,040 above Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 1.77.
• 6. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has 2,010 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 1,050 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $156,190 per year, or $17,810 above Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 2.86.
• 7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,890 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 930 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $133,970 per year, or $4,410 below Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 1.32.
• 8. Tucson, AZ has 1,720 estimated Aerospace Engineers jobs, a gap of 760 jobs from Lexington Park, MD. Its median is $106,760 per year, or $31,620 below Lexington Park, MD. Its location quotient is 10.14.

Where Aerospace Engineers takes the largest share of local jobs

Huntsville, AL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 42.03. Lexington Park, MD has 31.18. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Aerospace Engineers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Huntsville, AL has a location quotient of 42.03, a gap of 10.85 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 4,880 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $131,090 per year, or $7,290 below Lexington Park, MD.
• 2. Lexington Park, MD has a location quotient of 31.18, a gap of 0.00 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 960 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $138,380 per year, or $0 above Lexington Park, MD.
• 3. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL has a location quotient of 12.71, a gap of 18.47 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 1,360 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $131,570 per year, or $6,810 below Lexington Park, MD.
• 4. Wichita, KS has a location quotient of 10.66, a gap of 20.52 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 1,430 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $130,720 per year, or $7,660 below Lexington Park, MD.
• 5. Tucson, AZ has a location quotient of 10.14, a gap of 21.04 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 1,720 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $106,760 per year, or $31,620 below Lexington Park, MD.
• 6. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 9.56, a gap of 21.62 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 800 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $167,160 per year, or $28,780 above Lexington Park, MD.
• 7. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH has a location quotient of 8.6, a gap of 22.58 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 1,400 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $129,410 per year, or $8,970 below Lexington Park, MD.
• 8. Colorado Springs, CO has a location quotient of 7.18, a gap of 24.00 from Lexington Park, MD. BLS lists 990 Aerospace Engineers jobs and a median of $151,980 per year, or $13,600 above Lexington Park, MD.

How common Aerospace Engineers is in Lexington Park, MD

BLS lists 960 Aerospace Engineers jobs in Lexington Park, MD. It also lists 13.58 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 31.18. A value of 1 means Aerospace Engineers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Aerospace Engineers beside other roles in Lexington Park, MD

The all-occupations median in Lexington Park, MD is $63,990 per year. The Aerospace Engineers median is $138,380 per year. Aerospace Engineers is 116.3% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Lexington Park, MD. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Aerospace Engineers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $136,660 per year. BLS lists 2,180 jobs and a location quotient of 4.41.
• 2. Software Developers, SOC 15-1252, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $132,850 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
• 3. Financial Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-2099, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $132,620 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 11.98.
• 4. Computer Occupations, All Other, SOC 15-1299, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $144,680 per year. BLS lists 1,000 jobs and a location quotient of 5.05.
• 5. Logisticians, SOC 13-1081, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $131,600 per year. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a location quotient of 11.85.
• 6. Management Analysts, SOC 13-1111, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $130,020 per year. BLS lists 1,300 jobs and a location quotient of 3.18.
• 7. Mechanical Engineers, SOC 17-2141, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $127,650 per year. BLS lists 670 jobs and a location quotient of 4.97.
• 8. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, SOC 17-2072, has a Lexington Park, MD median of $156,750 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 13.17.

The largest detailed roles in Lexington Park, MD

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Lexington Park, MD table, at 2,250 jobs. Aerospace Engineers has 960 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 70,650. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Aerospace Engineers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 2,250 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 1,290 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $34,360 per year, or $104,020 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 2,180 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 1,220 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $136,660 per year, or $1,720 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 4.41.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has 1,990 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 1,030 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $106,250 per year, or $32,130 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,770 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 810 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $32,240 per year, or $106,140 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 5. Cashiers has 1,560 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 600 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $33,180 per year, or $105,200 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Logisticians has 1,350 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 390 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $131,600 per year, or $6,780 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 11.85.
• 7. Management Analysts has 1,300 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 340 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $130,020 per year, or $8,360 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 3.18.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 1,260 jobs in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 300 from Aerospace Engineers. Its median is $47,840 per year, or $90,540 below Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 1.62.

Published role medians around Lexington Park, MD

Engineers, All Other has the highest published median in the bounded Lexington Park, MD role table, at $166,230 per year. Aerospace Engineers has $138,380 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $63,990 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Engineers, All Other has a median of $166,230 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $27,850 above Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 14.58.
• 2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer has a median of $156,750 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $18,370 above Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 580 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 13.17.
• 3. Computer Occupations, All Other has a median of $144,680 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $6,300 above Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,000 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 5.05.
• 4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $136,660 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $1,720 below Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 2,180 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 4.41.
• 5. Software Developers has a median of $132,850 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $5,530 below Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 720 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 6. Financial Specialists, All Other has a median of $132,620 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $5,760 below Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 720 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 11.98.
• 7. Logisticians has a median of $131,600 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $6,780 below Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,350 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 11.85.
• 8. Management Analysts has a median of $130,020 per year in Lexington Park, MD, or $8,360 below Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,300 jobs, compared with 960 for Aerospace Engineers. Its location quotient is 3.18.

Roles with the largest local share in Lexington Park, MD

Engineers, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Lexington Park, MD role table, at 14.58. Aerospace Engineers has 31.18. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Aerospace Engineers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Engineers, All Other has a location quotient of 14.58 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 16.60 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a median of $166,230 per year, or $27,850 above Aerospace Engineers.
• 2. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer has a location quotient of 13.17 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 18.01 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $156,750 per year, or $18,370 above Aerospace Engineers.
• 3. Financial Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 11.98 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 19.20 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 720 jobs and a median of $132,620 per year, or $5,760 below Aerospace Engineers.
• 4. Logisticians has a location quotient of 11.85 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 19.33 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $131,600 per year, or $6,780 below Aerospace Engineers.
• 5. Computer Occupations, All Other has a location quotient of 5.05 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 26.13 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 1,000 jobs and a median of $144,680 per year, or $6,300 above Aerospace Engineers.
• 6. Mechanical Engineers has a location quotient of 4.97 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 26.21 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 670 jobs and a median of $127,650 per year, or $10,730 below Aerospace Engineers.
• 7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 4.41 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 26.77 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 2,180 jobs and a median of $136,660 per year, or $1,720 below Aerospace Engineers.
• 8. Buyers and Purchasing Agents has a location quotient of 3.28 in Lexington Park, MD, a gap of 27.90 from Aerospace Engineers. BLS lists 730 jobs and a median of $111,530 per year, or $26,850 below Aerospace Engineers.

What $138,380 may mean after the Lexington Park, MD price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lexington Park, MD is 100.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.8% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $138,380 Aerospace Engineers median by 100.8 divided by 100. The result is $137,336 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 103.8. Goods are 99.7. Utilities are 106.4. Other services are 100.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Lexington Park, MD row

The employment RSE for this Aerospace Engineers row is 3.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 960 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $141,950 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Lexington Park, MD wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Aerospace Engineers. It uses a Lexington Park, MD place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $138,380 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Aerospace Engineers row for Lexington Park, MD does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 960 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 31.18 is not a growth score. Rank 25 of 89 is not a place score. The 100.8 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 17-2011 in BLS area 30500. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.