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Salary bands for the 20 roles Quindar 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 Quindar's listings. How the estimates are made.
Quindar's median band midpoint of $163k sits 21% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 6 | $120k–$180k | Stated in posting |
| Program and project management | 4 | $160k–$193k | Stated in posting |
| Other engineering | 3 | $155k–$175k | Stated in posting |
| Test and integration | 3 | $110k–$170k | Stated in posting |
| Finance, legal and people | 2 | $165k–$205k | Stated in posting |
| Data, ML and AI | 1 | $160k–$185k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | 19 | $150k–$180k | Stated in posting |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $140k–$180k | Stated in posting |
Engineering roles at Quindar currently show a median band of $130k–$180k per year across 12 live listings (ranges stated in the postings). Across all 20 open roles the median band is $145k–$180k.
20 live roles as of Oct 13, 12:34 PM UTC, synced from Quindar's own careers page, led by software engineering (6), program and project management (4), other engineering (3). The largest locations are Denver, CO, Washington, DC. 18 are remote-friendly.
20 of 20 postings (100%) state a salary range; those are shown verbatim and labelled "Stated in posting". The rest carry 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 13, 12:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror Quindar'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 Quindar.
| Stated in posting |
| Executive and leadership | 1 | $240k–$275k | Stated in posting |