Ursa Major Salaries: $150k–$198k Median Band Across 102 Open Roles

Ursa Major salaries

Salary bands for the 102 roles Ursa Major 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 Ursa Major's listings. How the estimates are made.

Open roles: 102; 4 remote-friendly
Median band: $150k–$198k; across 94 roles with a band
Range stated in posting: 0%; 0 stated · 94 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark: +21%; midpoint $174k vs $144k

Ursa Major's median band midpoint of $174k sits 21% 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.

By role family

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	18	$85k–$118k	SpaceNexus estimate
Mechanical, structures and thermal	11	$145k–$195k	SpaceNexus estimate
Other engineering	11	$145k–$200k	SpaceNexus estimate
Propulsion	10	$135k–$193k	SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical	7	$150k–$210k	SpaceNexus estimate
Other roles

By location and remote

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
Berthoud, Colorado	87	$150k–$195k	SpaceNexus estimate
Longmont, Colorado	10	$160k–$225k	SpaceNexus estimate
Remote	4	$145k–$200k	SpaceNexus estimate
Youngstown, Ohio	1	$60k–$80k	SpaceNexus estimate

Frequently asked

How much does Ursa Major pay engineers?

Engineering roles at Ursa Major currently show a median band of $150k–$210k per year across 71 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 102 open roles the median band is $150k–$198k.

How many open roles does Ursa Major have?

102 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Ursa Major's own careers page, led by manufacturing and technicians (18), mechanical, structures and thermal (11), other engineering (11). The largest locations are Berthoud, Colorado, Longmont, Colorado, Remote. 4 are remote-friendly.

Are these Ursa Major salaries stated by the company or estimated?

None of Ursa Major's 102 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 13, 9:34 PM UTC. Listings mirror Ursa Major'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 Ursa Major.