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Salary bands for the 12 roles Capella Space 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 Capella Space's listings. How the estimates are made.
Capella Space's median band midpoint of $138k sits 2% 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avionics and electrical | 5 | $113k–$173k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 2 | $65k–$98k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Program and project management | 2 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville, Colorado, United States | 8 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Louisville, Colorado, United States; San Francisco, California, United States | 3 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| San Francisco, California, United States | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Capella Space currently show a median band of $123k–$193k per year across 6 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 12 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
12 live roles as of Nov 3, 8:43 AM UTC, synced from Capella Space's own careers page, led by avionics and electrical (5), manufacturing and technicians (2), program and project management (2). The largest locations are Louisville, Colorado, United States, Louisville, Colorado, United States; San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States.
None of Capella Space's 12 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 3, 8:43 AM UTC. Listings mirror Capella Space'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 Capella Space.
| $105k–$170k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |