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Astranis Software Engineer Salary

Astranis's 21 open roles for software engineers post a median $153k/yr, typically $60.3k–$235k/yr, from 21 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 software engineers: 53% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $169k/yr
Astranis: 9% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Astranis's postings: 13% above it
Highest posted top
$280k/yr
Senior Software Engineer - Flight Software

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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op6$60.3k/yr$60.3k/yr
Entry, associate or level I4$100k/yr$100k/yr
Senior5$183k/yr$178k–$262k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Manager1Too few figures
Title names no level4$153k/yr$153k–$175k/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 software engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

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Questions about Astranis pay for software engineers

How much does Astranis pay software engineers?

Astranis's open roles for software engineers post a median $153k/yr, typically $60.3k–$235k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures in 21 of its 21 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 $280k/yr, for Senior Software Engineer - Flight Software.

What does Astranis pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $60.3k/yr (6 roles); entry, associate or level I: a median $100k/yr (4 roles); senior: a median $183k/yr (5 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 software engineers more than other space companies?

Astranis's median, $153k/yr, is 9% below the $169k/yr median of the 1,992 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Astranis's among them).

Do software engineers earn more than other roles at Astranis?

Astranis's roles for software engineers post a median $153k/yr, 53% above 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 software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Astranis's posted median, $153k/yr, is 13% 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 Astranis hire software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in San Francisco, CA (21).