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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory salaries
Salary bands for the 82 roles NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 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 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's listings. How the estimates are made.
Summary
Open roles
82
On site
Median band
$110k–$160k
across 61 roles with a band
Range stated in posting
0%
0 stated · 61 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark
-6%
midpoint $135k vs $144k
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's median band midpoint of $135k sits 6% 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
Other roles
19
$113k–$163k
SpaceNexus estimate
Finance, legal and people
13
$105k–$155k
SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical
7
$90k–$125k
SpaceNexus estimate
Science and research
7
$103k–$155k
SpaceNexus estimate
Software engineering
7
$120k–$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.
How much does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory pay engineers?
Engineering roles at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory currently show a median band of $110k–$160k per year across 39 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 82 open roles the median band is $110k–$160k.
How many open roles does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory have?
82 live roles as of Sep 27, 7:24 AM UTC, synced from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's own careers page, led by other roles (19), finance, legal and people (13), avionics and electrical (7). The largest locations are JPL Campus.
Are these NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory salaries stated by the company or estimated?
None of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's 82 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 27, 7:24 AM UTC. Listings mirror NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory'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 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.