Space jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Launch, satellite and space systems companies: propulsion, avionics, mission operations, manufacturing and program roles. 5,418 open jobs at 196 employers, with a median stated pay of $160k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
5,418
open space jobs
196
employers hiring
$160k
median stated pay (1,188 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
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Employers with the most open space jobs
SpaceX, Blue Origin and Relativity Space lead the space employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 72% of the 5,418 open space jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpaceXTX · Median pay $183k | 1,934 open |
| 2 | Blue OriginWA · Median pay $147k | 597 open |
| 3 | Relativity SpaceCA · Median pay $155k | 280 open |
| 4 | Rocket LabCA · Median pay $172k | 270 open |
| 5 | True AnomalyCO · Median pay $205k | 210 open |
| 6 | K2 SpaceCA · Median pay $141k | 179 open |
| 7 | Muon SpaceCA · Median pay $211k | 122 open |
| 8 | VastCA · Median pay $162k | 120 open |
| 9 | Voyager TechnologiesCA · Median pay $150k | 106 open |
| 10 | Apex SpaceCA · Median pay $168k | 96 open |
Highest-paying space roles
Among space jobs that state yearly pay, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Computer and Information Systems Managers and Software Developers pay the most at the median, against $160k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural and Engineering Managers71 open · With pay 21 | $215k |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers26 open · With pay 8 | $203k |
| 3 | Software Developers505 open · With pay 74 | $192k |
| 4 | Marketing Managers37 open · With pay 21 | $183k |
| 5 | Financial Risk Specialists11 open · With pay 9 | $181k |
| 6 | Computer Hardware Engineers114 open · With pay 20 | $178k |
| 7 | Information Technology Project Managers67 open · With pay 35 | $178k |
| 8 | Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists40 open · With pay 16 | $177k |
Skills employers ask for
python, supply chain and onboarding are the skills most often named in space job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the space jobs are
CA, TX and WA have the most open space jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $165k | 2,176 open |
| 2 | TexasMedian pay $128k | 1,029 open |
| 3 | WashingtonMedian pay $155k | 819 open |
| 4 | ColoradoMedian pay $146k | 475 open |
| 5 | FloridaMedian pay $141k | 282 open |
| 6 | VirginiaMedian pay $174k | 125 open |
| 7 | District of ColumbiaMedian pay $181k | 71 open |
| 8 | Alabama | 69 open |
New space jobs this week
25 space jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Legal Counsel
Apex Space · Los Angeles, CA
$145k–$185k · Nov 3
- Product Manager
Apex Space · Los Angeles, CA
$155k–$190k · Nov 2
- Satellite Mission Engr Asc - Early Career
Sikorsky Aircraft · White Sands Missile Range, NM
Nov 2
- SUPERVISORY TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (AUTOMOTIVE) (GS-11)
United States Space Force · Port Hueneme, CA
$87k–$113k · Nov 2
- Resource Advisor, 4 IAS (GG-12)
United States Space Force Forces · Dayton, OH
$93k–$121k · Nov 2
- Senior Build Reliability Engineer, Hardware
Varda Space Industries · El Segundo, CA
Nov 1
- Associate Creative Director, Brand & Design
Vast Space · Long Beach, CA
$151k–$256k · Nov 1
- Space Systems Researcher / Engineer - Analysis and Test Group (Associate Staff)
Lincoln Laboratory · Lexington, MA
Nov 1
Laid off in space? Start here
- A plan for the weeks after a layoff
- Unemployment benefits and how to file, by state
- Severance calculator
- Layoff tracker: who is cutting and where
Then look at the employers above that are hiring now.
More industries
- US manufacturing34,328
- Defense and aerospace30,328
- Financial services28,982
- Healthcare26,927
- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
- Biotech and pharma12,574
- AI8,364
- Construction7,544
- Transportation and logistics5,669
- Automotive and EV4,186
- Semiconductors3,683
- Retail3,289
- Robotics and automation3,148
- Consumer packaged goods2,663
- Data centers2,554
- Utilities and power2,405
- Clean energy and nuclear2,303
- Telecom1,689
- Real estate1,655
- Tourism and hospitality1,437
- Oil and gas1,102
- Steel, aluminum and metals1,022
- Restaurants953
- TV and streaming941
- Mining and natural resources884
- Airlines and aviation811
- Music663
- Shipbuilding and maritime474
- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
- Movies and film63
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in space when its employer is on our list of space employers, or its title names space work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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