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Blue Origin Electrical Engineer Salary

Blue Origin's 186 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $173k/yr, typically $145k–$256k/yr, from 106 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Electrical engineers at every space company
median $157k/yr
Blue Origin: 10% above it
All US electrical engineers, May 2025
median $121k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 43% above it
Highest posted top
$377k/yr
Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave

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 electrical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op4$72.8k/yr$64k–$110k/yr
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Level II27$129k/yr$124k–$150k/yr
Level III45$157k/yr$145k–$183k/yr
Level IV and above1Too few figures
Senior61$188k/yr$173k–$249k/yr
Lead3Too few figures
Principal or fellow13$220k/yr$211k–$377k/yr
Manager1Too few figures
Senior manager2Too few figures
Director, head or vice president1Too few figures
Title names no level27$157k/yr$144k–$307k/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.

Where Blue Origin hires electrical engineers

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA98 roles, median $157k/yr
  • United States22 roles
  • Space Coast, FL21 roles, median $181k/yr
  • Denver, CO13 roles, median $173k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL6 roles
  • Poland6 roles
  • Grandview, MO5 roles
  • San Diego, CA4 roles, median $276k/yr
  • Central Texas, TX2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for electrical engineers

How much does Blue Origin pay electrical engineers?

Blue Origin's open roles for electrical engineers post a median $173k/yr, typically $145k–$256k/yr, from 106 distinct pay figures in 106 of its 186 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 $377k/yr, for Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave.

What does Blue Origin pay electrical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $72.8k/yr (4 roles); level II: a median $129k/yr (27 roles); level III: a median $157k/yr (45 roles); senior: a median $188k/yr (61 roles); principal or fellow: a median $220k/yr (13 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 electrical engineers more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $173k/yr, is 10% above the $157k/yr median of the 1,428 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

How does Blue Origin'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); Blue Origin's posted median, $173k/yr, is 43% 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 Blue Origin hire electrical engineers?

Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (98), United States (22), Space Coast, FL (21), Denver, CO (13) and Huntsville, AL (6). By place, they post a median of $157k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA, $181k/yr in Space Coast, FL and $173k/yr in Denver, CO.