Pay from Blue Origin's own postings
Blue Origin Aerospace Engineer Salary
Blue Origin's 11 open roles for aerospace engineers post a median $119k/yr, typically $103k–$169k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $254k/yr
- Senior Aerospace Software 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.
Blue Origin aerospace engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 4 | $88.3k/yr | $75.9k–$143k/yr |
| Entry, associate or level I | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Level III | 3 | $133k/yr | $133k–$167k/yr |
| Senior | 1 | Too few figures |
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.
Where Blue Origin hires aerospace engineers
- Greater Seattle Area, WA6 roles, median $103k/yr
- Denver, CO3 roles, median $133k/yr
- Space Coast, FL2 roles
Open Blue Origin roles for aerospace engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
Senior Aerospace Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Software & IT · Space Coast, FL, United States of America· 4d agoDetails
$181,626–$254,275.35/yrMechanical/Aerospace Engineer III - Piping Systems Analysis (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Mechanical · Space Coast, FL, United States of America· 1mo agoDetails
$121,023–$169,432.20/yrBlue Origin · Systems & Test · Denver, CO· 2w agoDetails
$110,938–$155,312.85/yrBlue Origin · Systems & Test · Denver, CO· 2w agoDetails
$110,938–$155,312.85/yr2026 Intern Conversion - Aerospace Software Apps Engineer I (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Software & IT · Greater Seattle Area· 2mo agoDetails
$110,623–$154,871.85/yrAerospace Systems Engineer I – Early Career (2026 Starts) (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Systems & Test · Greater Seattle Area· 2mo agoDetails
$99,201–$138,880.35/yrAerospace Systems Engineer II (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Systems & Test · Denver, CO· 2w agoDetails
$90,934–$127,307.25/yrBlue Origin · Systems & Test · Greater Seattle Area· 2w agoDetails
$90,934–$127,307.25/yr2026 Intern Conversion - Aerospace Systems Engineer I (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Systems & Test · Greater Seattle Area· 2mo agoDetails
$81,313–$113,837.85/yrSummer 2027 Aerospace Systems Engineering Intern - Graduate (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Systems & Test · Greater Seattle Area· 2w agoDetails
$38/hrSummer 2027 Aerospace Systems Engineering Internship - Undergraduate (opens the job details)
Blue Origin · Systems & Test · Greater Seattle Area· 2w agoDetails
$32/hr
More Blue Origin salaries by profession
- Electrical Engineer, median $173k/yr
- Mechanical Engineer, median $145k/yr
- Manufacturing Engineer, median $134k/yr
- Software Engineer, median $198k/yr
- Technician, median $74.7k/yr
- Test Engineer, median $145k/yr
- Propulsion Engineer, median $145k/yr
- Quality Engineer or Inspector, median $145k/yr
- Systems Engineer, median $159k/yr
- Program or Project Manager, median $161k/yr
- Supply Chain Professional, median $128k/yr
- RF or Communications Engineer, median $204k/yr
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Questions about Blue Origin pay for aerospace engineers
How much does Blue Origin pay aerospace engineers?
Blue Origin's open roles for aerospace engineers post a median $119k/yr, typically $103k–$169k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures in 11 of its 11 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 $254k/yr, for Senior Aerospace Software Engineer.
What does Blue Origin pay aerospace engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $88.3k/yr (4 roles); level III: a median $133k/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 Blue Origin pay aerospace engineers more than other space companies?
Blue Origin's median, $119k/yr, is 23% below the $154k/yr median of the 75 open roles for aerospace engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).
Do aerospace engineers earn more than other roles at Blue Origin?
Blue Origin's roles for aerospace engineers post a median $119k/yr, 24% below the $157k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Blue Origin salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Blue Origin's pay for aerospace engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of aerospace engineers at $135k/yr (May 2025); Blue Origin's posted median, $119k/yr, is 12% 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 Blue Origin hire aerospace engineers?
Its open roles for aerospace engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (6), Denver, CO (3) and Space Coast, FL (2). By place, they post a median of $103k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA and $133k/yr in Denver, CO.