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Blue Origin Software Engineer Salary

Blue Origin's 141 open roles for software engineers post a median $198k/yr, typically $162k–$323k/yr, from 112 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 software engineers: 26% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $169k/yr
Blue Origin: 17% above it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Blue Origin's postings: 46% above it
Highest posted top
$377k/yr
Principal Technical Program Manager –Silicon Systems & Software

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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op6$79k/yr$69.7k–$155k/yr
Entry, associate or level I4$133k/yr$99.6k–$155k/yr
Level II16$162k/yr$148k–$189k/yr
Level III34$198k/yr$157k–$231k/yr
Level IV and above1Too few figures
Senior47$237k/yr$218k–$348k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Principal or fellow6$277k/yr$262k–$355k/yr
Manager5$236k/yr$227k–$357k/yr
Senior manager2Too few figures
Director, head or vice president2Too few figures
Title names no level16$198k/yr$158k–$269k/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 software engineers

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA80 roles, median $198k/yr
  • Denver, CO26 roles, median $198k/yr
  • Cupertino, CA9 roles, median $276k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL9 roles, median $217k/yr
  • Space Coast, FL6 roles
  • Reston, VA4 roles, median $220k/yr
  • Longmont, CO2 roles
  • Los Angeles, CA2 roles
  • Poland2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC

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Questions about Blue Origin pay for software engineers

How much does Blue Origin pay software engineers?

Blue Origin's open roles for software engineers post a median $198k/yr, typically $162k–$323k/yr, from 112 distinct pay figures in 113 of its 141 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 Technical Program Manager –Silicon Systems & Software.

What does Blue Origin pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $79k/yr (6 roles); entry, associate or level I: a median $133k/yr (4 roles); level II: a median $162k/yr (16 roles); level III: a median $198k/yr (34 roles); senior: a median $237k/yr (47 roles); principal or fellow: a median $277k/yr (6 roles); manager: a median $236k/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 software engineers more than other space companies?

Blue Origin's median, $198k/yr, is 17% above the $169k/yr median of the 1,976 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Blue Origin's among them).

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

Blue Origin's roles for software engineers post a median $198k/yr, 26% above 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 software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Blue Origin's posted median, $198k/yr, is 46% 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 software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Greater Seattle Area, WA (80), Denver, CO (26), Cupertino, CA (9), Huntsville, AL (9) and Space Coast, FL (6). By place, they post a median of $198k/yr in Greater Seattle Area, WA, $198k/yr in Denver, CO and $276k/yr in Cupertino, CA.