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Salary bands for the 15 roles Portal Space Systems 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 Portal Space Systems's listings. How the estimates are made.
Portal Space Systems's median band midpoint of $165k sits 15% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 6 | $125k–$173k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 3 | $100k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 2 | $150k–$205k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 1 | $135k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bothell, WA | 15 | $140k–$190k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Portal Space Systems currently show a median band of $140k–$190k per year across 10 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 15 open roles the median band is $140k–$190k.
15 live roles as of Sep 26, 7:40 AM UTC, synced from Portal Space Systems's own careers page, led by mechanical, structures and thermal (6), other engineering (3), avionics and electrical (2). The largest locations are Bothell, WA.
None of Portal Space Systems's 15 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, 7:40 AM UTC. Listings mirror Portal Space Systems'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 Portal Space Systems.
| $150k–$195k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 1 | $140k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |