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Salary bands for the 21 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 $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 5 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 4 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 2 | $100k–$163k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 2 | $83k–$128k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 2 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Propulsion |
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 | 21 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Portal Space Systems currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 13 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 21 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
21 live roles as of Nov 10, 12:59 PM UTC, synced from Portal Space Systems's own careers page, led by mechanical, structures and thermal (5), other engineering (4), avionics and electrical (2). The largest locations are Bothell, WA.
None of Portal Space Systems's 21 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 Nov 10, 12:59 PM 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.
| 2 |
| $105k–$170k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 2 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 1 | $70k–$110k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 1 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |