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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory salaries
Salary bands for the 98 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
98
On site
Median band
$105k–$170k
across 72 roles with a band
Range stated in posting
0%
0 stated · 72 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark
+2%
midpoint $138k vs $135k
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory'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.
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
21
$125k–$215k
SpaceNexus estimate
Finance, legal and people
13
$140k–$215k
SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical
7
$85k–$130k
SpaceNexus estimate
Other engineering
7
$90k–$160k
SpaceNexus estimate
Science and research
7
$100k–$165k
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 $105k–$170k per year across 46 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 98 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
How many open roles does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory have?
98 live roles as of Oct 12, 6:47 AM UTC, synced from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's own careers page, led by other roles (21), 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 98 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 Oct 12, 6:47 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.