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Space Industry Jobs in the USA

13,462 open space industry roles take candidates based in the USA today, posted by . They typically pay $112k–$250k/yr. Listings come straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

13,462
Open to the USA
67
Open to every country
13,395
Limited to some countries
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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC
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What our research measures about space jobs in the USA

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-30 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

Which space companies are hiring in the USA

At the moment 119 employers list roles that take candidates in the USA; 1 more states, on their own sites or in dated records, that they do not recruit there. Each employer's pay figure comes only from its openings for this country.Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Closed to candidates in USA today

Two groups: employers that exclude the USA by their own statement or a dated record, and employers with nothing current for the USA.

How much space industry jobs in the USA pay

Across the openings that take candidates in the USA, the typical figure is $112k–$250k/yr and the median $145000. That figure is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, taken from the 9,651 postings that print their pay.

Pay is shown in US dollars, from what each posting states.

Openings for the USA and their usual pay, grouped by kind of work
Kind of workOpen hereTypical pay
Manufacturing & Technicians1,921$71.7k–$195k/yr
Programs & Business1,873$117k–$255k/yr
Systems, Integration & Test1,707$123k–$250k/yr
Ground Software & IT1,528$137k–$267k/yr
Mechanical, Structures & Thermal1,262$122k–$236k/yr
Avionics & Electrical1,049$131k–$252k/yr
Supply Chain & Facilities1,021$81k–$204k/yr
Quality & Mission Assurance719$91.5k–$215k/yr
Flight Software & GNC683$142k–$270k/yr
RF, Communications & Payloads524$140k–$275k/yr
Launch & Mission Operations386$110k–$216k/yr
Propulsion & Engines311$119k–$250k/yr
Science, Imaging & Earth Data269$128k–$252k/yr

Space industry jobs in the USA: what people ask

If I live in the USA, which space industry jobs can I apply to?

Yes. Of the 16,052 space industry roles we track, 13,462 take candidates based in the USA today. 67 of them take applicants from any country, and 13,395 more list the USA among a narrower set of countries. Every listing names its work location and the countries it accepts.

Which space companies are hiring in the USA?

Right now the most roles open to applicants in the USA are at SpaceX (2,269), Blue Origin (1,434) and Lockheed Martin (914). In all, 119 employers have roles open to the USA. Each employer's page shows what it hires for and what it pays.

Which space companies do not hire in the USA?

HyImpulse hires only in Germany and the United Kingdom. Every statement here is sourced to the employer's own site or a dated report, and the sources sit in the Employers list.

What pay can I expect from space industry jobs in the USA?

The roles open to applicants in the USA that state their pay typically pay $112k–$250k/yr, with a median of $145k/yr. Each employer sets its own pay, and a role shows it where the posting states it. The pay table for each kind of work breaks it down further.

How do I avoid space job offer scams in the USA?

Every Apply button here takes you to the space company's own posting, so you apply with the employer directly. A real employer never charges you to apply, to interview, for training or for equipment. If a recruiter message or an offer reached you some other way, paste it into the job offer scam checker before you reply.

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