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Maryland
Totals

Aerospace Revenue

$7.16B

Aerospace Jobs

45,600+

Aerospace is an Economic Driver

Premier Federal Facilities, Innovative Commercial Companies, and a University infrastructure producing top-flight research create a network of industry value across Maryland.
Aerospace in Maryland
Benefits the entire State
Anne Arundel County
$341M
Aerospace Revenue
*BWI Contribution
~19,700
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Anne Arundel County:

  • BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Actalent
  • Raytheon Technologies
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • DXC Technologies
  • Kratos Defense & Security
  • Amentum
  • BWI generates an economic impact of $11.3 billion annually.
  • Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems division, located in Linthicum, is the largest private employer in the county, employing ~10,300
Baltimore County
$500M
Est. Aerospace Revenue
2,200+
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Baltimore County:

  • Textron Systems
  • Rocket Lab
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • Middle River Aerostructure Systems
  • Textron: 195,000 sq ft facility, 1,100+ employees
  • Rocket Lab: 113,000 sq ft facility, focused on the development and manufacturing of carbon-composite structures
  • MRAS (subsidiary of ST Engineering North America): 1.4M sq ft facility on 180 acres; designs and builds civil and military aircraft; 800+ employees
  • Aerospace Engineers have the highest hourly wage of all occupations in the County (Median: $57.82)
Baltimore City
$129M
Est. Aerospace Income
>1,200
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Baltimore City:

  • Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Aerospace Engineers in Baltimore City have the highest wage of all occupations (Median: $57.45). Many Northrop Grumman employees live in the city
  • STScI is primarily funded through NASA Goddard and employs over 850 people
  • UMBC–NASA Goddard have a 25-year partnership supporting over 250 scientists
  • Morgan State University has secured more than $22M in NASA grants supporting STEM R&D, ensuring a highly skilled workforce in aerospace and atmospheric sciences
Carroll & Frederick Counties
$65M
Est. Aerospace Income
900+
Aerospace Jobs

Facilities and companies contributing to Carroll County:

  • Northrop Grumman
  • Ridge Engineering
  • Carroll County Jack B. Poage Regional Airport
  • Hexagon Purus
  • Northrop Grumman: 200,000 sq ft facility with 400+ workers
  • Ridge Engineering: 85,000 sq ft facility with 200+ workers
  • Hexagon Purus: 60,000 sq ft facility with 50+ workers
  • Approximately 1,200+ of the NASA Goddard and JHU APL federal employees and contractor workforce live in Carroll County
  • Approximately 150+ of the NASA Goddard and JHU APL federal employees and contractor workforce live in Frederick County
Carroll & Frederick Counties
$65M
Est. Aerospace Income
900+
Aerospace Jobs

Facilities and companies contributing to Carroll County:

  • Northrop Grumman
  • Ridge Engineering
  • Carroll County Jack B. Poage Regional Airport
  • Hexagon Purus
  • Northrop Grumman: 200,000 sq ft facility with 400+ workers
  • Ridge Engineering: 85,000 sq ft facility with 200+ workers
  • Hexagon Purus: 60,000 sq ft facility with 50+ workers
  • Approximately 1,200+ of the NASA Goddard and JHU APL federal employees and contractor workforce live in Carroll County
  • Approximately 150+ of the NASA Goddard and JHU APL federal employees and contractor workforce live in Frederick County
Harford County
$125M
Aerospace Revenue
600
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Harford County:

  • Aberdeen Proving Grounds
  • SURVICE
  • NETSEA
  • MAG Aerospace
  • Aerospace platforms are part of Aberdeen Proving Ground’s focus on Army systems testing and validation
Howard County
$3B+
Est. Aerospace Revenue
12,000+
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Howard County:

  • JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
  • ICAT Logistics
  • BAE Systems
  • JHU Applied Physics Laboratory is the county’s largest employer with over 10,000 employees and contractors, and is the nation’s largest University Affiliated Research Center (UARC)
  • Several leading aerospace and defense companies have operations in the county, including L3Harris, Leidos, KBR, and Parsons
Montgomery County
~$3B
Aerospace Revenue
>9,000
Aerospace-Related Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Montgomery County:

  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) HQ
  • Lockheed Martin (4,690 employees)
  • Astrion
  • Phoenix Strategies
  • Vortex Space Systems
  • NOAA Headquarters houses 2,900 federal employees in Silver Spring, including the aerospace-related National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
  • Lockheed Martin, the #1 largest aerospace defense contractor, has been headquartered in Montgomery County for 30 years
  • Rocket Lab manufactures satellite separation systems
Prince George’s County
+$1.0B
Aerospace Economic Impact
~22,000
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Prince George’s County:

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Avatar Technologies
  • The Hammers Company
  • KBR
  • Earth Resources Technology (ERT)
  • a.i. solutions
  • University of Maryland
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: ~8,000+ federal and contractor workforce; largest organization of Earth & Space scientists and engineers in the U.S.
  • NOAA operates most weather satellites out of its Suitland facility
  • University of Maryland, College Park ranks #11 nationally for its Aerospace Engineering Program
St. Mary’s & Calvert Counties
$3.1B
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Contract Spending
22,000
County Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to the counties:

  • Naval Air Station Patuxent River
  • Lockheed Martin
  • J.F. Taylor
  • Platform Aerospace
  • Home to the University of Maryland UAS Research & Operations Center
  • NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) — site of the only Navy Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) test range
St. Mary’s & Calvert Counties
$3.1B
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Contract Spending
22,000
County Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to the counties:

  • Naval Air Station Patuxent River
  • Lockheed Martin
  • J.F. Taylor
  • Platform Aerospace
  • Home to the University of Maryland UAS Research & Operations Center
  • NAWCAD Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) — site of the only Navy Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) test range
Washington County
~$20M
Est. Income Revenue
>350
Aerospace-related Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Washington County:

  • Sierra Nevada Corporation
  • Hagerstown Regional Airport
  • Sierra Nevada Corporation’s aircraft integration facility is critical to the Army’s Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)–capable jet fleet
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions
Maryland Eastern Shore
$203.8M
Aerospace Revenue
1,110
Aerospace Jobs

Major facilities and companies contributing to Maryland’s Eastern Shore:

  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) & NOAA – VA
  • Peraton – Princess Anne, MD
  • Vertex – Queenstown, MD
  • K&L Microwave – Salisbury, MD
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne, MD
  • Northrop Grumman – Elkton, MD
  • NASA Wallops Flight Facility (located in VA) provides work for many Marylanders and Maryland-based aerospace companies. WFF partners with UMES on workforce development, internships, and student/faculty-led project collaborations
  • NOAA operates space-to-ground communications at WFF
  • Northrop Grumman’s Elkton 550-acre facility focuses on advanced solid propulsion and hypersonic solutions