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Astranis Mechanical Engineer Salary

Astranis's 15 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $100k/yr, typically $100k–$223k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Astranis role
median $100k/yr
Astranis's mechanical engineers: level with it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Astranis: 31% below it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Astranis's postings: 4% below it
Highest posted top
$235k/yr
Senior Thermal 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.

Astranis mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op3$60.3k/yr$60.3k/yr
Entry, associate or level I5$100k/yr$100k/yr
Senior3$185k/yr$184k–$233k/yr
Title names no level4$131k/yr$127k–$164k/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 Astranis roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Astranis pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Astranis pay mechanical engineers?

Astranis's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $100k/yr, typically $100k–$223k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures in 15 of its 15 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 $235k/yr, for Senior Thermal Engineer.

What does Astranis pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $60.3k/yr (3 roles); entry, associate or level I: a median $100k/yr (5 roles); senior: a median $185k/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 Astranis pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Astranis's median, $100k/yr, is 31% below the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Astranis's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Astranis?

Astranis's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $100k/yr, level with the $100k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Astranis salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Astranis's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Astranis's posted median, $100k/yr, is 4% below 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 Astranis hire mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in San Francisco, CA (15).