How many employees work at NIAR?
National Institute For Aviation Research has 1,023 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 28.7%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About NIAR
The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University is the most capable university-based aviation research center in the U.S., providing research, design, testing, certification and training to the aviation, defense, manufacturing and related industries. NIAR has a $217 million annual budget, a staff of 1,100 and nearly two million square feet of laboratory and office space in six locations across the city of Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. Areas of expertise include Additive & Advanced Manufacturing; Advanced Coatings; Aerodynamics; Ballistics and Crash Dynamics; Composites and Advanced Materials; Digital Twin; Environmental and Electromagnetic Test; eXtended Reality; Flight Simulation; Full-Scale Structural Test; Non-Destructive Test; Sustainment; Reverse Engineering; Robotics/Automation and Virtual Engineering. NIAR is a department within the division of Industry and Defense Programs at Wichita State. www.niar.wichita.edu
As of December 2025
NIAR
workforce metrics
Headcount
1k
Avg. Salary
$61.2k
Tenure
2.4yr
Growth Rate
28.7%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of NIAR annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- NIAR total number of employees in 2025 was 1,022, a 28.7% increase from 2024.
- NIAR total number of employees in 2024 was 766, a 15.8% increase from 2023.
- NIAR total number of employees in 2023 was 654, a 6.4% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of NIAR annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- NIAR active job postings in 2025 was 0, a 0% no change from 2024.
- NIAR active job postings in 2024 was 0, a 0% no change from 2023.
- NIAR active job postings in 2023 was 0, a 0% no change from 2022.
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