Salary bands for the 3 roles Outlier 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 Outlier Space's listings. How the estimates are made.
Outlier Space's median band midpoint of $178k sits 32% 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.
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 engineering | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
| Other roles | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 1 | $140k–$215k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland, New Zealand | 3 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Outlier Space has no engineering-category roles open right now. Across its 3 open roles the median band is $140k–$215k per year.
3 live roles as of Oct 23, 7:30 AM UTC, synced from Outlier Space's own careers page, led by other engineering (1), other roles (1), quality, safety and mission assurance (1). The largest locations are Auckland, New Zealand.
None of Outlier Space's 3 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 23, 7:30 AM UTC. Listings mirror Outlier 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 Outlier Space.
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