Aerospace & Defense roles in Dallas
Annual base pay percentiles for every Aerospace & Defense seat we recruit in Dallas, TX.
| Role | BLS occupation | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Executives | $198K | $320K | $442K | $590K |
| Chief Operating Officer | Chief Executives | $198K | $320K | $442K | $590K |
| Chief Technology Officer | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141K | $172K | $219K | $271K |
| Chief Engineering Officer | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141K | $172K | $219K | $271K |
| VP Defense Programs | General and Operations Managers | $71K | $111K | $173K | $280K |
| VP Engineering | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141K | $172K | $219K | $271K |
| VP Systems Engineering | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141K | $172K | $219K | $271K |
| VP Manufacturing | Industrial Production Managers | $99K | $133K | $171K | $210K |
| Director of Program Management | General and Operations Managers | $71K | $111K | $173K | $280K |
| Director of Systems Engineering | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $141K | $172K | $219K | $271K |
| Director of Quality Assurance | Industrial Production Managers | $99K | $133K | $171K | $210K |
| Director of Business Development | Sales Managers | $102K | $144K | $206K | $281K |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Every figure is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. Nexoval does not adjust or estimate the numbers; we map each role to the federal occupation it is reported under and show the metro-area percentiles.
No. OEWS measures base wages only. Short-term incentives, long-term incentives and equity sit on top of these figures and often make up a large share of total compensation at the VP and C-suite level.
BLS reports CTOs, CISOs, Chief Data Officers, heads of AI and software engineering leaders under one occupation, Computer and Information Systems Managers. The figures describe that whole group in the metro area, so senior titles usually sit in the upper half of the range.
BLS suppresses estimates that do not meet its reliability standards for a metro area. When that happens, the guide falls back to the statewide estimate for the same occupation and labels it clearly.
Treat them as a floor for base pay, not a full offer. A Nexoval partner benchmarks every mandate against the operators actually in the market for the seat, including incentive structure, relocation and the state tax position, during the first phase of the search.