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E-Space RF or Communications Engineer Salary

E-Space's 18 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $170k/yr, typically $160k–$206k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every E-Space role
median $175k/yr
E-Space's RF and communications engineers: 3% below it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $174k/yr
E-Space: 2% below it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
E-Space's postings: 31% above it
Highest posted top
$210k/yr
Senior Structural Dynamics Analyst, Deployable Antenna Structures

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.

E-Space RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior8$176k/yr$174k–$203k/yr
Staff1Too few figures
Principal or fellow3Too few figures
Title names no level6$150k/yr$150k–$206k/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 E-Space hires RF and communications engineers

  • Arlington, TX10 roles, median $175k/yr
  • Santa Clara, CA8 roles, median $170k/yr
  • Saratoga, CA4 roles, median $160k/yr

Open E-Space roles for RF and communications engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 05:02 UTC

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Questions about E-Space pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does E-Space pay RF and communications engineers?

E-Space's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $170k/yr, typically $160k–$206k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures in 15 of its 18 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 $210k/yr, for Senior Structural Dynamics Analyst, Deployable Antenna Structures.

What does E-Space pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $176k/yr (8 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does E-Space pay RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

E-Space's median, $170k/yr, is 2% below the $174k/yr median of the 572 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (E-Space's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at E-Space?

E-Space's roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $170k/yr, 3% below the $175k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (E-Space salaries compares every kind of work).

How does E-Space'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); E-Space's posted median, $170k/yr, is 31% 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 E-Space hire RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Arlington, TX (10), Santa Clara, CA (8) and Saratoga, CA (4). By place, they post a median of $175k/yr in Arlington, TX, $170k/yr in Santa Clara, CA and $160k/yr in Saratoga, CA.