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Blue Origin Propulsion Engineer Salary

Blue Origin's 96 open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $119k–$220k/yr, from 60 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 propulsion engineers: 8% below it
Propulsion engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Blue Origin: level with it
All US aerospace engineers, May 2025
median $135k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 7% above it
Highest posted top
$256k/yr
Principal Technical Lead Engineer, Rocket Engine Avionics & Control Systems

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 propulsion engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op3$79k/yr$72.8k–$107k/yr
Entry, associate or level I2Too few figures
Level II23$119k/yr$119k–$139k/yr
Level III31$145k/yr$145k–$169k/yr
Senior13$174k/yr$174k–$208k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Principal or fellow6$204k/yr$204k–$247k/yr
Manager1Too few figures
Title names no level16$139k/yr$117k–$180k/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 propulsion engineers

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA48 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Space Coast, FL21 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL18 roles, median $132k/yr
  • Van Horn, TX5 roles
  • Denver, CO3 roles, median $145k/yr
  • Renton, WA1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for propulsion engineers

How much does Blue Origin pay propulsion engineers?

Blue Origin's open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $119k–$220k/yr, from 60 distinct pay figures in 60 of its 96 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 $256k/yr, for Principal Technical Lead Engineer, Rocket Engine Avionics & Control Systems.

What does Blue Origin pay propulsion engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $79k/yr (3 roles); level II: a median $119k/yr (23 roles); level III: a median $145k/yr (31 roles); senior: a median $174k/yr (13 roles); principal or fellow: a median $204k/yr (6 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 propulsion engineers more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $145k/yr, is level with the $145k/yr median of the 531 open roles for propulsion engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

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

Blue Origin's roles for propulsion 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 propulsion 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, $145k/yr, is 7% 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 propulsion engineers?

Its open roles for propulsion engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (48), Space Coast, FL (21), Huntsville, AL (18), Van Horn, TX (5) and Denver, CO (3). By place, they post a median of $145k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA, $145k/yr in Space Coast, FL and $132k/yr in Huntsville, AL.