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What space employers say they pay, from the pay ranges they published in their own job postings. Every figure shows how many postings it comes from. No self-reported salaries and no estimates in these figures; SpaceNexus estimates appear further down, labelled as estimates. How it works
220 of 221 postings in this group (100%) publish pay in some form.
$195,000median a year
Middle half: $186,000 to $224,000
from 79 postings with a published range
No posting in this group published a range of this kind.
Every figure here comes from a pay range an employer published in its own job posting. We take the range from the posting’s pay fields when the employer’s careers site provides them, and otherwise read it from the posting text with fixed rules. No figure is a self-reported salary, a survey answer or a SpaceNexus estimate.
What counts: a closed range with both ends stated, in US dollars, in a posting in the United States or one that names no country. A yearly range counts toward yearly pay. A monthly or weekly range becomes yearly only when the posting states that period. Hourly ranges are shown on their own and are never turned into yearly pay.
What does not count: open figures such as “up to $60 an hour”, a single number with no range, a range with no period stated, several ranges in one posting, other currencies, postings outside the United States, and jobs posted directly on SpaceNexus, paid or free, so no payment can add to or move any figure.
How the figures are made: we take the midpoint of each posting’s range, then the median and the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of those midpoints. A group needs at least 5 postings with a published range before we show a figure, and every figure says how many postings it comes from. Each posting counts once. An employer that lists the same role in several places has one posting per place.
Why ranges exist: pay transparency laws in states such as California, Colorado, New York and Washington require many employers to publish a pay range in job ads. Many postings still have none, so every group also shows the share of its postings that publish pay.
A posted range is what the employer says it expects to pay a new hire. It is not an offer, and it leaves out bonus, equity and benefits.
Data: active postings on November 12, 2026, recomputed every day.
Across all groups: 1,443 yearly and 172 hourly published ranges, from 10,778 postings checked on November 12, 2026.
82 employers with 3 or more open roles, ranked by live positions, each with the median salary band across its listings. Bands are the employer's stated range where the posting has one and a SpaceNexus estimate otherwise: the same bands shown on the jobs board. Read the salary guide for what 51 roles pay nationally and by city, with the BLS occupation behind each figure.
Across the 11,481 live roles at these employers. Estimated band is the median of our SpaceNexus estimates; stated band is the median of employer-posted ranges, where any exist.
| Role family | Open | Estimated band | Stated band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing and technicians | 1,832 | $60k–$85k | $120k–$185k (40) |
| Other roles | 1,345 | $105k–$170k | $115k–$155k (25) |
| Software engineering | 1,105 | $105k–$170k | $148k–$200k (66) |
Each median band mixes the employer's posted ranges with SpaceNexus estimates for postings that state none.
Median band and open roles. Bands mix posted ranges and SpaceNexus estimates.
A posting that states a range is shown verbatim. Everything else is labelled "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. Benchmark data checked 2026-10. A company's median band is the median of the minimums and maximums across its listings. Full method · Every company hiring, including those below the 3-role threshold.
Counts are live as of Nov 12, 10:21 AM UTC. Listings mirror each company's own careers page. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 946 | $105k–$170k | $129k–$189k (32) |
| Avionics and electrical | 894 | $105k–$170k | $135k–$183k (82) |
| Other engineering | 883 | $105k–$170k | $140k–$190k (41) |
| Finance, legal and people | 397 | $115k–$215k | $125k–$182k (26) |
| Internships and co-ops | 395 | $105k–$170k | – |
| Test and integration | 370 | $105k–$170k | $120k–$170k (29) |
| Systems engineering | 355 | $105k–$170k | $155k–$198k (8) |
| Program and project management | 348 | $140k–$215k | $150k–$190k (17) |
| Quality, safety and mission assurance | 337 | $85k–$130k | $108k–$170k (9) |