Pay from Boeing's own postings
Boeing GNC Engineer Salary
Boeing's 10 open roles for GNC engineers post a median $171k/yr, typically $148k–$245k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
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Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $298k/yr
- Guidance Navigation & Control Engineers (Senior or Principal)
Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
Boeing GNC engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry, associate or level I | 3 | $110k/yr | $103k–$160k/yr |
| Senior | 3 | $180k/yr | $167k–$226k/yr |
| Lead | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Principal or fellow | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Manager | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 1 | Too few figures |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Where Boeing hires GNC engineers
- El Segundo, CA3 roles, median $146k/yr
- Berkeley, MO2 roles
- Seal Beach, CA2 roles
- Albuquerque, NM1 role
- Hazelwood, MO1 role
- Saint Charles, MO1 role
Open Boeing roles for GNC engineers, highest pay first
Updated 5 Nov 2026, 05:02 UTC
Guidance Navigation & Control Engineers (Senior or Principal) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Seal Beach, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$182,750–$297,850/yrGuidance Navigation & Control Engineers (Experienced, Lead, Senior) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Seal Beach, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$176,800–$239,200/yrGNC Engineer (Experienced, Senior) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Albuquerque, NM, United States· 3d agoDetails
$115,600–$231,150/yrSenior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Berkeley, MO, United States· 4w agoDetails
$170,850–$231,150/yrSenior Guidance Nav & Control Engineer (Navigation Sys/Inertial Sensor) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · El Segundo, CA· 3d agoDetails
$153,000–$207,000/yrExperienced/Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Berkeley, MO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$115,600–$193,200/yrFlight Engineering Manager (Guidance Navigation & Control)) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Hazelwood, MO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$142,800–$193,200/yrBoeing · Flight Software · El Segundo, CA· 3d agoDetails
$124,100–$167,900/yrGuidance & Control Engineer (Associate or Experienced) (opens the job details)
Boeing · Flight Software · Saint Charles, MO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$93,500–$126,500/yr- $80,750–$109,250/yr
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What our research measures about Boeing pay and hiring
Read from the open postings on 4 Nov 2026 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring160 open roles, 0.9% of all the space roles we read, across 14 kinds of work; 155 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who is hiringThis week 89 roles were posted and 93 taken down, more removed than added.
- Who is hiringHalf of its postings come down within 14 days of being posted.
- Pay transparency95.0% of the postings state their pay, at a median $144,000 a year.
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Questions about Boeing pay for GNC engineers
How much does Boeing pay GNC engineers?
Boeing's open roles for GNC engineers post a median $171k/yr, typically $148k–$245k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $298k/yr, for Guidance Navigation & Control Engineers (Senior or Principal).
How much does Boeing pay GNC engineers per hour?
That is a median of $82.21/hr or $14,250/mo, typically $71.15–$117.79/hr ($12,300–$20,400/mo), counting a year as 2,080 working hours (40 a week for 52 weeks) and 12 months, before tax. Postings that state an hourly rate are shown in it on each role below.
What does Boeing pay GNC engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $110k/yr (3 roles); senior: a median $180k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does Boeing pay GNC engineers more than other space companies?
Boeing's median, $171k/yr, is 4% above the $165k/yr median of the 358 open roles for GNC engineers at every space company we read (Boeing's among them).
Do GNC engineers earn more than other roles at Boeing?
Boeing's roles for GNC engineers post a median $171k/yr, 19% above the $144k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Boeing salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Boeing's pay for GNC engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of aerospace engineers at $135k/yr (May 2025); Boeing's posted median, $171k/yr, is 27% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does Boeing hire GNC engineers?
Its open roles for GNC engineers are in El Segundo, CA (3), Berkeley, MO (2), Seal Beach, CA (2), Albuquerque, NM (1) and Hazelwood, MO (1).