Salary bands for the 4 roles Orbit Fab 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 Orbit Fab's listings. How the estimates are made.
Orbit Fab's median band midpoint of $133k sits 8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 1 | $100k–$145k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Program and project management | 1 | $160k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 1 | $90k–$125k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Sales and business development | 1 | $115k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, CO | 3 | $100k–$145k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Harwell, United Kingdom | 1 | $160k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Orbit Fab currently show a median band of $100k–$145k per year across 3 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 4 open roles the median band is $108k–$158k.
4 live roles as of Sep 26, 7:38 AM UTC, synced from Orbit Fab's own careers page, led by mechanical, structures and thermal (1), program and project management (1), quality, safety and mission assurance (1). The largest locations are Lafayette, CO, Harwell, United Kingdom.
None of Orbit Fab's 4 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, 7:38 AM UTC. Listings mirror Orbit Fab'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 Orbit Fab.
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