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Salary bands for the 119 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 $138k sits 2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internships and co-ops | 27 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Manufacturing and technicians | 23 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 12 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Avionics and electrical | 9 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Test and integration | 7 | $105k–$170k |
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 | 116 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| El Segundo, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States | 1 | $125k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 1 | $125k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Huntsville, Alabama, United States | 1 | $130k–$200k | SpaceNexus estimate |
Engineering roles at Varda Space Industries currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 52 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 119 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
119 live roles as of Oct 28, 11:43 PM UTC, synced from Varda Space Industries's own careers page, led by internships and co-ops (27), manufacturing and technicians (23), mechanical, structures and thermal (12). The largest locations are El Segundo, California, United States, El Segundo, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
None of Varda Space Industries's 119 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is 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 Oct 28, 11:43 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.
| Propulsion | 6 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 4 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other engineering | 4 | $105k–$170k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Finance, legal and people | 3 | – | No match in dataset |
| Program and project management | 3 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| RF, communications and antenna | 3 | – | No match in dataset |
| Supply chain and procurement | 3 | $110k–$180k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Facilities, EHS and security | 2 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |
| Other roles | 2 | $140k–$215k | SpaceNexus estimate |