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Space Jobs in the Rochester, NY Area

43 open roles at 2 space companies name a site in the Rochester, NY area, most of them in Rochester and Canandaigua; typical pay runs $69.8k–$242k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in the Rochester, NY area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
L3Harris28$132k/yr
SpaceX15$77k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC

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What people ask about space work in the Rochester, NY area

Which space companies are hiring in the Rochester, NY area?

Today, L3Harris (28 roles), SpaceX (15 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the Rochester, NY area.

Where in the Rochester, NY area are the space jobs?

Most are in Rochester (28), Canandaigua (15), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in the Rochester, NY area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $116k/yr, with typical pay from $69.8k–$242k/yr; 93.2% of New York's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New York's law has required employers with 4 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 17 Sep 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 30 aerospace engineers working in the Rochester, NY area, in any industry, earn a median $128k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Do space jobs in the Rochester, NY area require US citizenship?

Of the 44 space postings in New York whose text we read, 84.1% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 20.5% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in the Rochester, NY area (the Rochester, NY metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties), by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.