Salary bands for the 4 roles Planet Labs 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 Planet Labs's listings. How the estimates are made.
Planet Labs's median band midpoint of $157k sits 9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data, ML and AI | 2 | $145k–$198k | Stated in posting |
| Other roles | 1 | $100k–$140k | Stated in posting |
| Test and integration | 1 | $135k–$185k | Stated in posting |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $133k–$180k | Stated in posting |
Engineering roles at Planet Labs currently show a median band of $133k–$180k per year across 2 live listings (ranges stated in the postings). Across all 4 open roles the median band is $133k–$180k.
4 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Planet Labs's own careers page, led by data, ml and ai (2), other roles (1), test and integration (1). The largest locations are San Francisco, CA. 3 are remote-friendly.
4 of 4 postings (100%) state a salary range; those are shown verbatim and labelled "Stated in posting". The rest carry 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 13, 9:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror Planet Labs'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 Planet Labs.