Pay from Apex's own postings
Apex Electrical Engineer Salary
Apex's 14 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $148k/yr, typically $140k–$197k/yr, from 14 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $215k/yr
- Staff Power Electronics Engineer
Typical pay 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. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
Apex electrical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 3 | $180k/yr | $180k–$195k/yr |
| Staff | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 9 | $140k/yr | $140k–$196k/yr |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Open Apex roles for electrical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC
$175,000–$215,000/yr
$100,000–$198,000/yr
Senior Avionics Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Systems & Test · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$195,000/yr
$165,000–$195,000/yr
$165,000–$195,000/yr
Solar Array Manufacturing Development Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Technicians · Los Angeles· 3w agoDetails
$120,000–$195,000/yr
Spacecraft PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Apex · Technicians · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$120,000–$195,000/yr
$124,000–$170,500/yr
$125,000–$155,000/yr
$125,000–$155,000/yr
$125,000–$155,000/yr
$105,000–$135,000/yr
$88,000–$121,000/yr
Avionics Test Engineering Internship (Spring 2027) (opens the job details)
Apex · Systems & Test · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$45/hr
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- Lockheed Martin, median $158k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $162k/yr
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- K2 Space, median $171k/yr
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- E-Space, median $175k/yr
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Questions about Apex pay for electrical engineers
How much does Apex pay electrical engineers?
Apex's open roles for electrical engineers post a median $148k/yr, typically $140k–$197k/yr, from 14 distinct pay figures in 14 of its 14 postings. Typical pay here 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. The highest posted top is $215k/yr, for Staff Power Electronics Engineer.
What does Apex pay electrical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $180k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does Apex pay electrical engineers more than other space companies?
Apex's median, $148k/yr, is 6% below the $157k/yr median of the 1,547 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (Apex's among them).
Do electrical engineers earn more than other roles at Apex?
Apex's roles for electrical engineers post a median $148k/yr, 6% below the $158k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Apex salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Apex's pay for electrical engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electrical engineers at $121k/yr (May 2025); Apex's posted median, $148k/yr, is 23% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does Apex hire electrical engineers?
Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Los Angeles, CA (14).