Pay from Astrolab's own postings
Astrolab Electrical Engineer Salary
Astrolab's 10 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $185k/yr, typically $178k–$240k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $240k/yr
- Lead Avionics Manufacturing 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.
Astrolab electrical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Lead | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 6 | $185k/yr | $180k–$230k/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 Astrolab roles for electrical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (opens the job details)
Astrolab · Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· todayDetails
$160,000–$240,000/yr
Lead Avionics Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Astrolab · Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· todayDetails
$160,000–$240,000/yr
$140,000–$230,000/yr
Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (All Levels) (opens the job details)
Astrolab · Technicians · Hawthorne, CA· todayDetails
$140,000–$230,000/yr
$100,000–$230,000/yr
Avionics Test Engineer (All Levels) (opens the job details)
Astrolab · Systems & Test · Hawthorne, CA· todayDetails
$140,000–$230,000/yr
$140,000–$230,000/yr
$155,000–$200,000/yr
$169,000–$187,000/yr
Sr. RF Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
Astrolab · RF & Payloads · Hawthorne, CA· todayDetails
$169,000–$187,000/yr
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- CesiumAstro, median $174k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $126k/yr
- K2 Space, median $171k/yr
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Questions about Astrolab pay for electrical engineers
How much does Astrolab pay electrical engineers?
Astrolab's open roles for electrical engineers post a median $185k/yr, typically $178k–$240k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 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 $240k/yr, for Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer.
Does Astrolab pay electrical engineers more than other space companies?
Astrolab's median, $185k/yr, is 18% above the $157k/yr median of the 1,428 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (Astrolab's among them).
Do electrical engineers earn more than other roles at Astrolab?
Astrolab's roles for electrical engineers post a median $185k/yr, 6% above the $174k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Astrolab salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Astrolab'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); Astrolab's posted median, $185k/yr, is 53% 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 Astrolab hire electrical engineers?
Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Hawthorne, CA (10).