EngineeringMedium demandRemote: Low

✈️Aerospace Engineer

Designs aircraft, spacecraft and related systems. Niche but well-paid. Major hubs: Seattle, Toulouse, London, Singapore. Space industry creating new opportunities.

Key Insights

→🇨🇭 Switzerland offers the highest take-home at $133,221 USD/yr — 7.4× more than 🇮🇳 India.
→Best purchasing power: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Int'l $112,899). Your dollar stretches furthest here.
→Biggest tax difference: 🇦🇪 UAE (0.0%) vs 🇩🇪 Germany (43.0%) — a 43.0% gap.
→Global average take-home for a Aerospace Engineer is roughly $54,394 USD/yr across the 21 countries tracked.

Take-Home Pay (USD)

After tax, converted to USD — top 12 countries

Purchasing Power (Int'l $)

After tax, PPP-adjusted — what it actually buys you

Aerospace Engineer — All Countries

21 countries · Click column headers to sort · Top 1 2 3 Bottom 3

Estimated rates

🇨🇭Switzerland#1

$133,221

take-home USD

Gross

Fr148k

Tax rate

19.9%

PPP power

$112,899

🇺🇸United States#2

$99,872

take-home USD

Gross

$130k

Tax rate

23.2%

PPP power

$99,872

🇬🇧United Kingdom#3

$68,601

take-home USD

Gross

£75k

Tax rate

27.9%

PPP power

$95,279

🇦🇪UAE

$68,064

take-home USD

Gross

AED250k

Tax rate

0.0%

PPP power

$89,558

🇨🇦Canada

$61,420

take-home USD

Gross

C$115k

Tax rate

27.3%

PPP power

$49,532

🇮🇪Ireland

$61,356

take-home USD

Gross

€85k

Tax rate

33.6%

PPP power

$73,922

🇦🇺Australia

$61,137

take-home USD

Gross

A$125k

Tax rate

24.6%

PPP power

$41,031

🇸🇬Singapore

$60,940

take-home USD

Gross

S$102k

Tax rate

19.9%

PPP power

$68,471

🇩🇰Denmark

$55,756

take-home USD

Gross

kr610k

Tax rate

37.1%

PPP power

$8,199

🇳🇱Netherlands

$55,061

take-home USD

Gross

€76k

Tax rate

33.3%

PPP power

$67,148

🇳🇴Norway

$52,040

take-home USD

Gross

kr770k

Tax rate

28.2%

PPP power

$5,365

🇫🇷France

$49,689

take-home USD

Gross

€65k

Tax rate

29.7%

PPP power

$61,344

🇩🇪Germany

$48,330

take-home USD

Gross

€78k

Tax rate

43.0%

PPP power

$61,961

🇳🇿New ZealandYou

$47,728

take-home USD

Gross

NZ$110k

Tax rate

29.3%

PPP power

$31,400

🇪🇺Europe (avg.)

$45,878

take-home USD

Gross

€72k

Tax rate

41.4%

PPP power

$58,818

🇸🇪Sweden

$44,974

take-home USD

Gross

kr720k

Tax rate

34.9%

PPP power

$4,784

🇯🇵Japan

$43,722

take-home USD

Gross

¥9.5M

Tax rate

31.2%

PPP power

$451

🇵🇹Portugal

$24,167

take-home USD

Gross

€35k

Tax rate

36.5%

PPP power

$39,619

🇿🇦South Africa

$21,240

take-home USD

Gross

R500k

Tax rate

20.5%

PPP power

$2,950

🇹🇭Thailand

$21,106

take-home USD

Gross

฿800k

Tax rate

7.2%

PPP power

$1,508

🇮🇳India

$17,972

take-home USD

Gross

₹1.7M

Tax rate

12.1%

PPP power

$749

#	Country	Gross (local)	Tax rate	Take-home USD	PPP power
🥇	🇨🇭Switzerland	Fr148k	19.9%	$133,221	Int'l $112,899
🥈	🇺🇸United States	$130k	23.2%	$99,872	Int'l $99,872
🥉	🇬🇧United Kingdom	£75k	27.9%	$68,601	Int'l $95,279
4	🇦🇪UAE	AED250k	0.0%	$68,064	Int'l $89,558
5	🇨🇦Canada	C$115k	27.3%	$61,420	Int'l $49,532
6	🇮🇪Ireland	€85k	33.6%	$61,356	Int'l $73,922
7	🇦🇺Australia	A$125k	24.6%	$61,137	Int'l $41,031
8	🇸🇬Singapore	S$102k	19.9%	$60,940	Int'l $68,471
9	🇩🇰Denmark	kr610k	37.1%	$55,756	Int'l $8,199
10	🇳🇱Netherlands	€76k	33.3%	$55,061	Int'l $67,148
11	🇳🇴Norway	kr770k	28.2%	$52,040	Int'l $5,365
12	🇫🇷France	€65k	29.7%	$49,689	Int'l $61,344
13	🇩🇪Germany	€78k	43.0%	$48,330	Int'l $61,961
14	🇳🇿New ZealandYou	NZ$110k	29.3%	$47,728	Int'l $31,400
15	🇪🇺Europe (avg.)	€72k	41.4%	$45,878	Int'l $58,818
16	🇸🇪Sweden	kr720k	34.9%	$44,974	Int'l $4,784
17	🇯🇵Japan	¥9.5M	31.2%	$43,722	Int'l $451
18	🇵🇹Portugal	€35k	36.5%	$24,167	Int'l $39,619
19	🇿🇦South Africa	R500k	20.5%	$21,240	Int'l $2,950
20	🇹🇭Thailand	฿800k	7.2%	$21,106	Int'l $1,508
21	🇮🇳India	₹1.7M	12.1%	$17,972	Int'l $749

Gross = annual before tax in local currency · Take-home = after income tax & social contributions · PPP = Int'l dollars (purchasing power parity) · Data: 2025-26 estimates

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ℹ️Sources: LinkedIn Salary Insights, Seek, Indeed, Glassdoor.Verified May 2026.Salary data is approximate and varies by experience, location and employer. Updated annually.