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Salary bands for the 17 roles Outpost 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 Outpost Space's listings. How the estimates are made.
Outpost Space's median band midpoint of $153k sits 6% 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing and technicians | 3 | $100k–$145k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 2 | $115k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 2 | – | No match in dataset |
| Marketing and communications | 2 | $145k–$200k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 2 | $118k–$165k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 2 | $140k–$208k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, California | 14 | $130k–$175k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Los Angeles | 3 | $130k–$185k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Outpost Space currently show a median band of $140k–$195k per year across 7 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 17 open roles the median band is $130k–$175k.
17 live roles as of Sep 26, 7:38 AM UTC, synced from Outpost Space's own careers page, led by manufacturing and technicians (3), finance, legal and people (2), gnc and flight dynamics (2). The largest locations are Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles.
None of Outpost Space's 17 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 Outpost 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 Outpost Space.
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 1 | $160k–$225k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Executive and leadership | 1 | $330k–$450k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
| Test and integration | 1 | $140k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |