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Salary bands for the 19 roles HawkEye 360 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 HawkEye 360's listings. How the estimates are made.
HawkEye 360'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.
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 | 5 | $125k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 3 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 2 | $90k–$128k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 2 | – | No match in dataset |
| Sales and business development | 2 | $143k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Executive and leadership | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon, VA | 17 | $115k–$165k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| European Union | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
| Japan | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
Engineering roles at HawkEye 360 currently show a median band of $110k–$160k per year across 7 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 19 open roles the median band is $115k–$165k.
19 live roles as of Sep 26, 7:39 AM UTC, synced from HawkEye 360's own careers page, led by finance, legal and people (5), avionics and electrical (3), manufacturing and technicians (2). The largest locations are Herndon, VA, European Union, Japan.
None of HawkEye 360's 19 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is 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 26, 7:39 AM UTC. Listings mirror HawkEye 360'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 HawkEye 360.
| $125k–$165k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Internships and co-ops | 1 | $80k–$110k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 1 | $100k–$145k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 1 | $160k–$245k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 1 | $105k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |