Salary bands for the 2,418 roles SpaceX 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 SpaceX's listings. How the estimates are made.
SpaceX's median band midpoint of $135k sits 6% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing and technicians | 443 | $65k–$90k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 346 | $115k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Software engineering | 287 | $175k–$240k | Stated in posting (1 of 287) |
| Other engineering | 208 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 167 | $120k–$170k | Stated in posting (1 of 164) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne, CA | 659 | $140k–$195k | Stated in posting (1 of 567) |
| Bastrop, TX | 495 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Redmond, WA | 353 | $175k–$240k | Stated in posting (1 of 328) |
| Starbase, TX | 333 | $120k–$170k | Stated in posting (1 of 257) |
| Cape Canaveral, FL | 103 | $123k–$170k | Stated in posting (2 of 83) |
Engineering roles at SpaceX currently show a median band of $140k–$195k per year across 3 live listings (ranges stated in the postings). Across all 2418 open roles the median band is $110k–$160k.
2418 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from SpaceX's own careers page, led by manufacturing and technicians (443), other roles (346), software engineering (287). The largest locations are Hawthorne, CA, Bastrop, TX, Redmond, WA. 15 are remote-friendly.
6 of 2418 postings (0%) state a salary range; those are shown verbatim and labelled "Stated in posting". The rest carry 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 13, 9:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror SpaceX'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 SpaceX.
| Avionics and electrical |
| 166 |
| $110k–$160k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| Supply chain and procurement | 102 | $125k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 98 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Facilities, EHS and security | 97 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Sales and business development | 91 | $145k–$200k | Stated in posting (1 of 89) |
| Data, ML and AI | 72 | $120k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 65 | $105k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 64 | $135k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 39 | $120k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Palo Alto, CA |
| 94 |
| $150k–$210k |
| SpaceNexus estimate |
| McGregor, TX | 76 | $100k–$145k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Woodinville, WA | 68 | $100k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Washington, DC | 42 | $145k–$200k | Stated in posting (1 of 42) |
| Austin, TX | 37 | $125k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |