Blue Origin Salaries: $115k–$165k Median Band Across 1,645 Open Roles

Blue Origin salaries

Salary bands for the 1,645 roles Blue Origin 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 Blue Origin's listings. How the estimates are made.

Open roles: 1,645; On site
Median band: $115k–$165k; across 1482 roles with a band
Range stated in posting: 0%; 5 stated · 1477 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark: -3%; midpoint $140k vs $144k

Blue Origin's median band midpoint of $140k sits 3% below the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $144k — the median across 58 curated space-industry roles, US base salary, as of 2026-08. 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
Manufacturing and technicians	421	$105k–$145k	Stated in posting (1 of 389)
Mechanical, structures and thermal	252	$110k–$160k	SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical	178	$165k–$220k	Stated in posting (1 of 173)
Other roles	116	$143k–$195k	SpaceNexus estimate
Software engineering	109	$140k–$195k	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.

Location	Open	Median band	Source
Greater Seattle Area	376	$130k–$190k	SpaceNexus estimate
Space Coast, FL	361	$110k–$155k	SpaceNexus estimate
2 Locations	294	$120k–$170k	SpaceNexus estimate
3 Locations	175	$120k–$165k	SpaceNexus estimate
Huntsville, AL	151	$90k–$130k	SpaceNexus estimate

Frequently asked

How much does Blue Origin pay engineers?

Engineering roles at Blue Origin currently show a median band of $155k–$208k per year across 2 live listings (ranges stated in the postings). Across all 1645 open roles the median band is $115k–$165k.

How many open roles does Blue Origin have?

1645 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Blue Origin's own careers page, led by manufacturing and technicians (421), mechanical, structures and thermal (252), avionics and electrical (178). The largest locations are Greater Seattle Area, Space Coast, FL, 2 Locations.

Are these Blue Origin salaries stated by the company or estimated?

5 of 1645 postings (0%) state a salary range; those are shown verbatim and labelled "Stated in posting". The rest carry a SpaceNexus estimate: our benchmark dataset of 58 roles (as of 2026-08) matched to the title and adjusted for seniority and metro. Estimates are guidance, not offers.

Counts are live as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror Blue Origin'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 Blue Origin.