SpaceX space science, imaging and Earth data jobs

6, counted on the SpaceX careers site at SpaceJobs.Now's latest read, spread over California (3), Texas (2), District of Columbia (1) and Washington (1). The full SpaceX openings list sorts every role by discipline.

4 of these SpaceX postings give a range; their typical posted range is $145k–$198k/yr, and the middle half of them sits at $144k–$208k/yr and the median at $171k/yr. That is base salary; equity, bonus and level move the offer, and every role below carries its own range. For the same discipline elsewhere, see Science & Data salaries across employers.

They cluster in Hawthorne, CA (3), Bastrop, TX (2), Redmond, WA (1) and Washington, DC (1). A role posted at more than one site is counted at each of them.

A science, engineering or data degree; geospatial and intelligence roles may need a clearance. The posting itself sets the bar (degree, years, clearance or citizenship), so read it first.

SpaceX's 23 open data scientist jobs post $160,000 to $225,000 a year as a typical range (the median of the low and of the high ends of its 11 distinct posted rates, a job posted many times at one rate counted once), $192,500 at the middle, the middle half of its rates $145k–$285k a year. At 2,080 hours a year: $76.92 to $108.17 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What data scientists and machine learning engineers are paid at every employer.

SpaceX's 11 open physicist jobs post $120,000 to $157,500 a year as a typical range (the median of the low and of the high ends of its 8 distinct posted rates, a job posted many times at one rate counted once), $138,750 at the middle, the middle half of its rates $124k–$188k a year. At 2,080 hours a year: $57.69 to $75.72 an hour. That is the base rate as posted, before shift differentials and bonuses, and each job shows its own range. What physicists, astronomers and optical engineers are paid at every employer.

A science, engineering or data degree; geospatial and intelligence roles may need a clearance. Each posting lists its own requirements.

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