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Blue Origin Mechanical Engineer Salary

Blue Origin's 173 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $119k–$217k/yr, from 124 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Blue Origin role
median $157k/yr
Blue Origin's mechanical engineers: 8% below it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Blue Origin: level with it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 39% above it
Highest posted top
$288k/yr
Sr Principal Thermal Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers

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 mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op7$88.3k/yr$69.7k–$118k/yr
Entry, associate or level I4$97.6k/yr$97.3k–$114k/yr
Level II27$119k/yr$115k–$150k/yr
Level III49$145k/yr$145k–$180k/yr
Senior51$174k/yr$173k–$220k/yr
Principal or fellow5$204k/yr$204k–$268k/yr
Manager1Too few figures
Senior manager1Too few figures
Title names no level28$119k/yr$119k–$169k/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 mechanical engineers

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA86 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Space Coast, FL51 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL14 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Denver, CO11 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Hutto, TX3 roles, median $181k/yr
  • Longmont, CO3 roles, median $133k/yr
  • Los Angeles, CA3 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Van Horn, TX2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 23:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Blue Origin pay mechanical engineers?

Blue Origin's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $119k–$217k/yr, from 124 distinct pay figures in 126 of its 173 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 $288k/yr, for Sr Principal Thermal Engineer, Project Sunrise Orbital Data Centers.

What does Blue Origin pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $88.3k/yr (7 roles); entry, associate or level I: a median $97.6k/yr (4 roles); level II: a median $119k/yr (27 roles); level III: a median $145k/yr (49 roles); senior: a median $174k/yr (51 roles); principal or fellow: a median $204k/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 Blue Origin pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $145k/yr, is level with the $145k/yr median of the 1,205 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Blue Origin?

Blue Origin's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $145k/yr, 8% 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 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); Blue Origin's posted median, $145k/yr, is 39% 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 mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (86), Space Coast, FL (51), Huntsville, AL (14), Denver, CO (11) and Hutto, TX (3). By place, they post a median of $145k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA, $145k/yr in Space Coast, FL and $145k/yr in Huntsville, AL.