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SpaceX jobs
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecraft, by its own description founded in 2002 with the goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Its hiring spans Falcon and Starship launch vehicles, the Raptor and Merlin engines, the Dragon spacecraft and the Starlink satellite network.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 2,591 open jobs at SpaceX; their typical pay runs $110k to $245k a year, with a median of $138k.
Typical pay, live
Latest SpaceX openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCSr. Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Bastrop, TX, United States · todayDetails
Shipping Specialist (Logistics HT) - 1st Shift (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Hawthorne, CA · todayDetails
$22–$35/hrLoads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Hawthorne, CA · todayDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrGNC Engineer (Dragon) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Hawthorne, CA · todayDetails
$125,000–$195,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Cape Canaveral, FL · todayDetails
Propulsion Engineer, Components Manufacturing (Raptor) (opens the job details)
Propulsion · Hawthorne, CA · todayDetails
$100,000–$160,000/yrPrincipal Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, DC, United States · todayDetails
$210,000–$340,000/yr
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SpaceX on our lists
Where SpaceX's current postings put it, each list naming every other space employer in the same spot.
- Roles with no experience required29 open roles whose postings say so
- Visa sponsorship3 open roles whose postings offer it
- Cleared roles43 open roles that name a clearance level
- 9/80 schedule2 open roles on a compressed week
- No degree required182 open roles that take a diploma or an associate's
- Military experience counts8 open roles for veterans
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SpaceX at a glance
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecraft, by its own description founded in 2002 with the goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Its hiring spans Falcon and Starship launch vehicles, the Raptor and Merlin engines, the Dragon spacecraft and the Starlink satellite network.
2,591 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in SpaceX's name?
SpaceX's own sites: spacex.com.
What SpaceX pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $138k/yr over the 1,378 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $41.6k/yr up to $355k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 1,289 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 1,213 of the 2,591 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying SpaceX jobs open now
Every 2,591, highest pay firstPrincipal Security Software Engineer (Starlink) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$235,000–$355,000/yrPrincipal DFT Engineer (Silicon Engineering) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Palo Alto, CA, United States · 3mo agoDetails
$220,000–$355,000/yrPrincipal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Palo Alto, CA, United States · 5mo agoDetails
$210,000–$355,000/yrSr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Hawthorne, CA · 1mo agoDetails
$220,000–$350,000/yrSr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Redmond, WA, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$220,000–$350,000/yr
The middle half 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, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What SpaceX looks for
The usual bar in each discipline SpaceX is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.
Often no degree for logistics and maintenance; buyers and planners usually have business or supply-chain training.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
SpaceX's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
SpaceX pay by occupation, from its own postings: RF engineer pay, Software engineer pay, Sales professional pay, GNC engineer pay, Physicist pay, Cybersecurity expert pay, Legal professional pay, Data scientist pay, Program manager pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Materials engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Propulsion engineer pay, Test engineer pay, Mission operations engineer pay, Manufacturing engineer pay, Finance professional pay, IT professional pay, Quality engineer pay, HR professional pay, Security professional pay, Supply chain professional pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
SpaceX sites with openings
A town's page gathers the space roles open there, SpaceX's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.
Open jobs at SpaceX since Jan 2023
How many jobs SpaceX's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Jan 2023: 968 · low 742 (Jul 2024) · Jul 2025: 1,233 · today 2,894
Every month's count
- Jan 2023: 968
- Mar 2023: 1,010
- Apr 2023: 1,107
- May 2023: 1,104
- Jun 2023: 1,157
- Jul 2023: 1,139
- Aug 2023: 1,087
- Sep 2023: 1,085
- Oct 2023: 1,084
- Nov 2023: 1,108
- Dec 2023: 1,084
- Jan 2024: 1,086
- Feb 2024: 940
- Mar 2024: 1,062
- Apr 2024: 1,100
- May 2024: 906
- Jun 2024: 784
- Jul 2024: 742
- Aug 2024: 855
- Sep 2024: 969
- Oct 2024: 996
- Nov 2024: 1,034
- Dec 2024: 1,079
- Jan 2025: 1,084
- Feb 2025: 1,193
- Mar 2025: 1,194
- Apr 2025: 1,165
- May 2025: 1,203
- Jun 2025: 1,204
- Jul 2025: 1,233
- 6 Nov 2026: 2,894 (the board today)
Questions about SpaceX
How do I apply to SpaceX?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on SpaceX's careers site; the application goes straight to SpaceX. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does SpaceX pay?
Across the 1,378 open SpaceX jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $110k–$245k/yr and the median $138k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $41.6k/yr and the highest $355k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is SpaceX staffing?
Of its 2,591 openings, the largest groups are manufacturing & technicians (507), supply chain & facilities (497) and ground software & IT (422).
What does SpaceX ask for in space manufacturing and technician jobs?
Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. The exact bar is in each SpaceX posting.
How fresh is this list of SpaceX roles?
We read SpaceX's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as SpaceX keeps it up, dated with our last check.
Companies that compete with SpaceX for staff
Space employers recruiting the same disciplines as SpaceX, in the same states: who has roles open now, the ranges they post and where their sites are.
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Choosing between SpaceX and a rival? A matchup sets their posted ranges, open jobs and sites next to each other.
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