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CesiumAstro RF or Communications Engineer Salary

CesiumAstro's 33 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $174k/yr, typically $147k–$267k/yr, from 20 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every CesiumAstro role
median $147k/yr
CesiumAstro's RF and communications engineers: 18% above it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $173k/yr
CesiumAstro: 1% above it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
CesiumAstro's postings: 34% above it
Highest posted top
$279k/yr
RF Communication System Architect

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.

CesiumAstro RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op1Too few figures
Senior11$147k/yr$147k–$168k/yr
Staff10$174k/yr$174k–$209k/yr
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Manager2Too few figures
Title names no level8$242k/yr$158k–$279k/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 CesiumAstro hires RF and communications engineers

  • Westminster, CO15 roles, median $174k/yr
  • Austin, TX8 roles
  • El Segundo, CA6 roles, median $168k/yr
  • United Kingdom3 roles
  • Several or unnamed places1 role

Open CesiumAstro roles for RF and communications engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about CesiumAstro pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does CesiumAstro pay RF and communications engineers?

CesiumAstro's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $174k/yr, typically $147k–$267k/yr, from 20 distinct pay figures in 20 of its 33 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 $279k/yr, for RF Communication System Architect.

What does CesiumAstro pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $147k/yr (11 roles); staff: a median $174k/yr (10 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does CesiumAstro pay RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

CesiumAstro's median, $174k/yr, is 1% above the $173k/yr median of the 535 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (CesiumAstro's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at CesiumAstro?

CesiumAstro's roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $174k/yr, 18% above the $147k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (CesiumAstro salaries compares every kind of work).

How does CesiumAstro'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); CesiumAstro's posted median, $174k/yr, is 34% 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 CesiumAstro hire RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Westminster, CO (15), Austin, TX (8), El Segundo, CA (6), United Kingdom (3) and Several or unnamed places (1). By place, they post a median of $174k/yr in Westminster, CO and $168k/yr in El Segundo, CA.