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Blue Origin RF or Communications Engineer Salary

Blue Origin's 42 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $188k/yr, typically $157k–$334k/yr, from 29 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $173k/yr
Blue Origin: 9% above it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 44% above it
Highest posted top
$377k/yr
Principal Comms System and Modem 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 RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II4$129k/yr$123k–$150k/yr
Level III4$157k/yr$157k–$183k/yr
Senior11$188k/yr$185k–$275k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Principal or fellow16$276k/yr$212k–$377k/yr
Title names no level5$157k/yr$151k–$221k/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 RF and communications engineers

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA14 roles, median $173k/yr
  • Denver, CO9 roles, median $204k/yr
  • United States6 roles
  • Poland4 roles
  • Cupertino, CA3 roles, median $276k/yr
  • Central Texas, TX2 roles
  • Hutto, TX1 role
  • Reston, VA1 role
  • San Diego, CA1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does Blue Origin pay RF and communications engineers?

Blue Origin's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $188k/yr, typically $157k–$334k/yr, from 29 distinct pay figures in 29 of its 42 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 Comms System and Modem Engineer- Terawave.

What does Blue Origin pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $129k/yr (4 roles); level III: a median $157k/yr (4 roles); senior: a median $188k/yr (11 roles); principal or fellow: a median $276k/yr (16 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 RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $188k/yr, is 9% above the $173k/yr median of the 535 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

How does Blue Origin's pay for RF and communications engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electronics engineers, except computer at $130k/yr (May 2025); Blue Origin's posted median, $188k/yr, is 44% 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 RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (14), Denver, CO (9), United States (6), Poland (4) and Cupertino, CA (3). By place, they post a median of $173k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA, $204k/yr in Denver, CO and $276k/yr in Cupertino, CA.