Muon Space Salaries: $145k–$195k Median Band Across 115 Open Roles

Muon Space salaries

Salary bands for the 115 roles Muon 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 Muon Space's listings. How the estimates are made.

Open roles: 115; 19 remote-friendly
Median band: $145k–$195k; across 111 roles with a band
Range stated in posting: 0%; 0 stated · 111 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark: +18%; midpoint $170k vs $144k

Muon Space's median band midpoint of $170k sits 18% above 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
Software engineering	26	$155k–$228k	SpaceNexus estimate
Mechanical, structures and thermal	15	$135k–$185k	SpaceNexus estimate
Program and project management	10	$170k–$235k	SpaceNexus estimate
Other roles	9	$125k–$170k	SpaceNexus estimate
Systems engineering	9	$150k–$210k	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
San Jose, CA	77	$135k–$185k	SpaceNexus estimate
Remote	19	$145k–$200k	SpaceNexus estimate
Mountain View, CA	11	$150k–$210k	SpaceNexus estimate
Northern VA	4	$220k–$303k	SpaceNexus estimate
Northern VA or Aurora, CO	3	$150k–$210k	SpaceNexus estimate

Frequently asked

How much does Muon Space pay engineers?

Engineering roles at Muon Space currently show a median band of $145k–$200k per year across 95 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 115 open roles the median band is $145k–$195k.

How many open roles does Muon Space have?

115 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Muon Space's own careers page, led by software engineering (26), mechanical, structures and thermal (15), program and project management (10). The largest locations are San Jose, CA, Remote, Mountain View, CA. 19 are remote-friendly.

Are these Muon Space salaries stated by the company or estimated?

None of Muon Space's 115 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 13, 9:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror Muon 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 Muon Space.