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 $173k sits 20% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other engineering | 2 | $145k–$200k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Science and research | 1 | – | No match in dataset |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 3 | $145k–$200k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Slingshot Aerospace currently show a median band of $145k–$200k per year across 1 live listing (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 3 open roles the median band is $145k–$200k.
3 live roles as of Sep 26, 7:40 AM UTC, synced from Slingshot Aerospace's own careers page, led by other engineering (2), science and research (1). The largest locations are Remote. 3 are remote-friendly.
None of Slingshot Aerospace's 3 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 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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