Spacecraft & stations · Satellite buses
Apex
About Apex
Apex mass-manufactures productized satellite platforms (satellite buses), in its own words to accelerate the deployment of next-generation constellations. It hires in Los Angeles.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 126 open Apex roles; typical pay across them is $134k to $237k a year (median $158k).
Live Apex roles
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTCMission Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles· 1d agoDetails
$135,000–$170,000/yrDirector of Cybersecurity (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 3d agoDetails
$195,000–$270,000/yrInformation Systems Security Officer (ISSO) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$104,000–$143,000/yrIT Manager (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 2d agoDetails
$130,000–$170,000/yrStaff Mission Manager (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$225,000/yrCybersecurity Lead (TS) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$128,000–$176,000/yrCybersecurity Lead Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yrCybersecurity Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yrSecurity Operations Center Analyst (Top Secret Clearance) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$88,000–$121,000/yrSenior Product Operations Manager, Factory X (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Washington D.C, United States· 1w agoDetails
$180,000–$220,000/yrMaster Scheduler (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles· 1d agoDetails
$160,000–$190,000/yrCloud Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yr
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About Apex
Mass-manufacturing productized satellite platforms. It pays $134k–$237k/yr typically (median $158k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed126 open roles on Apex, independently checked 31 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on Apex's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
Los Angeles, CA
What Apex pays
From current postings · as of 31 Oct 2026Median $158k/yr, taken across 122 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $58.2k/yr and as high as $600k/yr.
Measured from 120 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 4 of the 126 listings open here post no pay at all.
Best-paid Apex openings today
All 126 by payBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Washington D.C, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, US Government Markets (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Denver· 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, Commercial Market (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yrBusiness Development Director, International (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$175,000–$600,000/yr
“Typical” here means 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.
The work Apex hires for
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What our research measures about Apex
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.
- Who is hiring127 open roles, 0.8% of all the space roles we read, across 14 kinds of work; 64 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who can apply100.0% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 12.6% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience3.9% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 29.9% name a master's or PhD.
- Pay transparency96.9% of the postings state their pay, at a median $155,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level3 open roles are for someone starting out (2.4% of its open roles), 3 of them internships or co-ops.
- Shifts, weekends and travel0.8% of the postings ask for weekend work, 3.1% for overtime or extended hours, and 1.6% name an evening, night or rotating shift.
- What applications askIts application forms ask your citizenship or U.S. person status (100.0% of them) and about a security clearance (3.1% of them).
From the forum
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Frequently asked questions
What does Apex do?
Mass-manufacturing productized satellite platforms.
How much does Apex pay?
Openings at Apex pay $134k–$237k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $158k/yr. We take both from the 122 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $58.2k/yr; the highest is $600k/yr.
What is it like to work at Apex?
Apex pays $134k–$237k/yr typically (median $158k/yr).
Which locations does Apex hire in?
Los Angeles, CA
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