Salary bands for the 93 roles Varda Space Industries 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 Varda Space Industries's listings. How the estimates are made.
Varda Space Industries's median band midpoint of $140k sits 3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internships and co-ops | 14 | $83k–$113k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 13 | $105k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 11 | $115k–$165k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 10 | $148k–$205k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 6 | $133k–$185k | SpaceNexus estimate |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Segundo, California, United States | 92 | $115k–$168k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| El Segundo, CA | 1 | $120k–$165k | Stated in posting |
Engineering roles at Varda Space Industries currently show a median band of $120k–$170k per year across 57 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates, matched to each title and adjusted for seniority and location). Across all 93 open roles the median band is $115k–$165k.
93 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Varda Space Industries's own careers page, led by internships and co-ops (14), manufacturing and technicians (13), avionics and electrical (11). The largest locations are El Segundo, California, United States, El Segundo, CA.
1 of 93 postings (1%) 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 Varda Space Industries'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 Varda Space Industries.
| Software engineering | 6 | $135k–$190k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 5 | $150k–$210k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 5 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Propulsion | 4 | $135k–$193k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Program and project management | 3 | $118k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 3 | $110k–$160k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Science and research | 3 | $120k–$165k | Stated in posting (1 of 3) |
| Test and integration | 3 | $105k–$150k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mission and flight operations | 2 | $140k–$195k | SpaceNexus estimate |