Space jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Launch, satellite and space systems companies: propulsion, avionics, mission operations, manufacturing and program roles. 4,946 open jobs at 207 employers, with a median stated pay of $154k. 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.
4,946
open space jobs
207
employers hiring
$154k
median stated pay (1,309 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
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Employers with the most open space jobs
SpaceX, Relativity Space and Rocket Lab lead the space employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 72% of the 4,946 open space jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpaceXTX · Median pay $120k | 2,091 open |
| 2 | Relativity SpaceCA · Median pay $155k | 273 open |
| 3 | Rocket LabCA · Median pay $135k | 263 open |
| 4 | True AnomalyCO · Median pay $185k | 219 open |
| 5 | K2 SpaceCA · Median pay $158k | 183 open |
| 6 | VastCA · Median pay $159k | 120 open |
| 7 | Voyager TechnologiesCA · Median pay $150k | 118 open |
| 8 | Muon SpaceCA · Median pay $177k | 115 open |
| 9 | Apex SpaceCA · Median pay $165k | 95 open |
| 10 | Axiom SpaceTX · Median pay $143k | 90 open |
Highest-paying space roles
Among space jobs that state yearly pay, Architectural and Engineering Managers, Information Security Engineers and Marketing Managers pay the most at the median, against $154k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architectural and Engineering Managers71 open · With pay 22 | $213k |
| 2 | Information Security Engineers61 open · With pay 9 | $213k |
| 3 | Marketing Managers33 open · With pay 17 | $183k |
| 4 | Software Developers475 open · With pay 72 | $180k |
| 5 | Information Technology Project Managers50 open · With pay 19 | $171k |
| 6 | Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists32 open · With pay 15 | $165k |
| 7 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer61 open · With pay 11 | $165k |
| 8 | Solar Energy Systems Engineers29 open · With pay 11 | $165k |
Skills employers ask for
python, supply chain and c++ 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 $158k | 2,165 open |
| 2 | TexasMedian pay $129k | 1,106 open |
| 3 | WashingtonMedian pay $143k | 545 open |
| 4 | ColoradoMedian pay $145k | 383 open |
| 5 | FloridaMedian pay $132k | 167 open |
| 6 | VirginiaMedian pay $170k | 123 open |
| 7 | District of ColumbiaMedian pay $171k | 76 open |
| 8 | Tennessee | 59 open |
New space jobs this week
25 space jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Director, Public Relations
Voyager Technologies · Los Angeles, CA
$200k–$250k · Nov 8
- Management and Program Analyst
U.S. Space Command · Huntsville, AL
$76k–$118k · Nov 8
- Production Coordinator
SpaceX · Long Beach, CA
Nov 7
- Inventory Specialist
SpaceX · Vandenberg, CA
Nov 7
- Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)
SpaceX · El Segundo, CA
Nov 7
- Sr. Operations Engineer, Launch Strategy (Falcon)
SpaceX · Lompoc, CA
Nov 7
- Sr. IT Windows Engineer
SpaceX · Brownsville, TX
Nov 7
- Sr. Government Affairs Manager
SpaceX · TX
Nov 7
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 manufacturing30,611
- Defense and aerospace28,895
- Healthcare26,211
- Financial services26,106
- Education13,810
- Non-profits12,670
- Biotech and pharma11,001
- AI8,080
- Construction7,228
- Transportation and logistics4,911
- Semiconductors3,730
- Automotive and EV3,565
- Retail3,004
- Robotics and automation2,810
- Consumer packaged goods2,492
- Data centers2,443
- Utilities and power2,287
- Clean energy and nuclear2,163
- Real estate1,592
- Telecom1,388
- Tourism and hospitality1,274
- Steel, aluminum and metals967
- Oil and gas950
- Restaurants931
- Mining and natural resources874
- Airlines and aviation796
- TV and streaming777
- Shipbuilding and maritime549
- Casino and gaming458
- Music435
- Foundation323
- Museum242
- Sports223
- Movies and film48
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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