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BlackSky salaries
Salary bands for the 35 roles BlackSky has open right now, by role family and location. Where a posting states a range we show it verbatim; otherwise the band is a SpaceNexus estimate: the same bands that appear on BlackSky's listings. How the estimates are made.
Summary
Open roles
35
15 remote-friendly
Median band
$115k–$190k
across 26 roles with a band
Range stated in posting
0%
0 stated · 26 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark
+13%
midpoint $153k vs $135k
BlackSky's median band midpoint of $153k sits 13% above the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $135k: the median of the BLS national median wages (OEWS, May 2025) behind our 51 benchmark roles, checked 2026-10. Mix matters: an employer hiring mostly technicians will sit below a benchmark weighted toward engineers, and vice versa.
By role family
Titles are clustered into families (a "Senior Propulsion Engineer" and a "Turbomachinery Lead" both land in Propulsion). The band is the median of the family's listings.
Role family
Open
Median band
Source
Finance, legal and people
7
$125k–$215k
SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical
4
$115k–$190k
SpaceNexus estimate
Mechanical, structures and thermal
4
$85k–$135k
SpaceNexus estimate
Software engineering
4
$120k–$203k
SpaceNexus estimate
Manufacturing and technicians
3
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
By location and remote
Estimates are adjusted for metro (LA/Bay +20%, Seattle +15%, DC +10%, Houston and remote −5%, Huntsville −10%); stated ranges are the employer's own.
Engineering roles at BlackSky currently show a median band of $115k–$188k per year across 16 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 35 open roles the median band is $115k–$190k.
How many open roles does BlackSky have?
35 live roles as of Nov 10, 3:51 PM UTC, synced from BlackSky's own careers page, led by finance, legal and people (7), avionics and electrical (4), mechanical, structures and thermal (4). The largest locations are Tukwila, WA, Herndon, VA, Remote. 15 are remote-friendly.
Are these BlackSky salaries stated by the company or estimated?
None of BlackSky's 35 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is a SpaceNexus estimate: the title is matched to one of our 51 benchmark roles, each set to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) national wages for its closest occupation; the band is the middle half of that pay (25th to 75th percentile), adjusted for metro where BLS has an area figure. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
Counts are live as of Nov 10, 3:51 PM UTC. Listings mirror BlackSky's careers page; large employers often post the same role in several locations. Bands labelled "SpaceNexus estimate" are guidance from a benchmark dataset, not offers. Nothing here is a statement by BlackSky.