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As of Sep 3, 2026, the average yearly pay for director aviation safety management in the United States is $112,906.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $87,500.00 and $137,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Director Aviation Safety Management vs Aviation Safety Manager?

AspectDirector Aviation Safety ManagementAviation Safety Manager
CredentialsTypically requires advanced certifications like FAA Safety Team Lead, extensive experience in aviation safety, and leadership trainingUsually holds certifications such as FAA Safety Team Member, and relevant safety or aviation credentials
Work EnvironmentOversees multiple safety programs across departments, strategic planning, and policy development at an organizational levelFocuses on implementing safety procedures, conducting safety audits, and training at operational sites
Employer & Industry UsageCommonly employed by airlines, airports, and aviation authorities in senior safety leadership rolesFound within airlines, maintenance organizations, and safety departments, often reporting to senior safety officials

The main difference is that the Director Aviation Safety Management holds a higher leadership role with strategic responsibilities, while the Aviation Safety Manager focuses on operational safety implementation and compliance.

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Infographic showing various Director Aviation Safety Management job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 83% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 89% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 9% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $112,906 per year, or $54.3 per hour.

Aviation Safety Technician

Department of Transportation

Riverside, CA • On-site

$65K/yr

Full-time

Posted 22 days ago

California Conservation Corps rating

7.5

Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

Based on 5 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

545th of 855 rated public administrative organizations

Job description

Incumbent serves as developmental Aviation Safety Technician (AST) in a Flight Standards Office
providing technical support to Aviation Safety Inspectors (ASl's) and the public. Performs or assists with a wide range of certification, surveillance, and investigation duties requiring research and evaluation in accordance with current FAA safety directives/orders.

Qualifications:

To qualify at the FG-8 grade level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the (FG/GS-7) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience includes experience extracting data, gathering/researching information, assisting in investigative type work and drafting technical documents. Typically preferred candidates will show technical training and/or certification experience applicable to a regulatory aviation environment.

To qualify at the FG-9 grade level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the (FG/GS-8) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience includes experience gathering and compiling aviation safety data; experience analyzing aviation safety information for the purpose of identifying trends; experience preparing technical reports and documents; and experience conducting or assisting in aviation investigations such as complaints, occurrences, incidents, accidents and/or violations. Typically preferred candidates will show technical training and/or certification experience applicable to a regulatory aviation environment.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Special Note Concerning Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Leadership and Management Dimensions listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education:

Education may not be substituted for experience at these grade levels.

Employment Type: OTHER

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