Salary bands for the 3 roles Slingshot Aerospace 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 Slingshot Aerospace's listings. How the estimates are made.
Slingshot Aerospace's median band midpoint of $152k sits 13% 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 | 2 | $100k–$135k | Stated in posting |
| Other roles | 1 | $170k–$200k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | $135k–$168k | Stated in posting |
Slingshot Aerospace has no engineering-category roles open right now. Across its 3 open roles the median band is $135k–$168k per year.
3 live roles as of Nov 10, 10:50 PM UTC, synced from Slingshot Aerospace's own careers page, led by software engineering (2), other roles (1). The largest locations are United States. 3 are remote-friendly.
2 of 3 postings (67%) 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 Nov 10, 10:50 PM UTC. Listings mirror Slingshot Aerospace'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 Slingshot Aerospace.
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