Pay from Cowboy Space's own postings
Cowboy Space Mechanical Engineer Salary
Cowboy Space's 12 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $171k/yr, typically $161k–$292k/yr, from 12 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $300k/yr
- Mechanical Engineer - Active Cooling
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.
Cowboy Space mechanical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry, associate or level I | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 5 | $186k/yr | $165k–$216k/yr |
| Title names no level | 5 | $175k/yr | $168k–$300k/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 Cowboy Space hires mechanical engineers
- Kent, WA10 roles, median $171k/yr
- San Carlos, CA2 roles
Open Cowboy Space roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
Mechanical Engineer - Active Cooling (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$300,000/yrMechanical Engineer | Solar Array Deployable Structures (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$300,000/yrSenior Mechanisms Engineer (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · San Carlos, California· 1mo agoDetails
$152,000–$220,000/yrSenior TCA Mechanical Design Engineer (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$185,000–$210,000/yrSenior Structures Engineer (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1w agoDetails
$172,000–$203,000/yrMechanical Engineer | Deployable Radiators (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yrStructural Analyst (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$140,000–$195,000/yrSenior Mechanisms Engineer - Satellite Mechanisms (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$150,000–$180,000/yrSenior Mechanisms Engineer - Vehicle (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 3w agoDetails
$150,000–$180,000/yrMechanical Engineer (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · San Carlos, California· 1mo agoDetails
$125,000–$175,000/yrTCA Mechanical Design Engineer Level 1 (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$150,000/yrMechanism Engineer Level 1 (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Mechanical · Kent, Washington, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$74,000–$114,000/yr
Mechanical Engineer salaries at other space companies
- Blue Origin, median $145k/yr
- SpaceX, median $130k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $137k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $155k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $130k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $134k/yr
- K2 Space, median $158k/yr
- Vast, median $141k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $160k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $154k/yr
- Sierra Space, median $110k/yr
- Varda Space Industries, median $160k/yr
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Questions about Cowboy Space pay for mechanical engineers
How much does Cowboy Space pay mechanical engineers?
Cowboy Space's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $171k/yr, typically $161k–$292k/yr, from 12 distinct pay figures in 12 of its 12 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 $300k/yr, for Mechanical Engineer - Active Cooling.
What does Cowboy Space pay mechanical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $186k/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 Cowboy Space pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?
Cowboy Space's median, $171k/yr, is 18% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,198 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Cowboy Space's among them).
Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Cowboy Space?
Cowboy Space's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $171k/yr, 2% below the $175k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Cowboy Space salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Cowboy Space'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); Cowboy Space's posted median, $171k/yr, is 64% 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 Cowboy Space hire mechanical engineers?
Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Kent, WA (10) and San Carlos, CA (2).