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Salary bands for the 15 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 $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.
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 | $60k–$90k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 2 | $125k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 2 | – | No match in dataset |
| Marketing and communications | 2 | $125k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 2 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 1 | $105k–$170k |
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 | 12 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Los Angeles | 3 | $105k–$175k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Outpost Space currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 5 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 15 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
15 live roles as of Oct 15, 2:29 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 15 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 15, 2:29 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 |
| Executive and leadership | 1 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |