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E-Space Software Engineer Salary

E-Space's 14 open roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, typically $170k–$225k/yr, from 13 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 software engineers: 2% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $169k/yr
E-Space: 5% above it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
E-Space's postings: 31% above it
Highest posted top
$225k/yr
Senior Backend Software Engineer — IoT Platform

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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior9$174k/yr$169k–$225k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Title names no level3$180k/yr$175k–$220k/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 software engineers

  • Saratoga, CA8 roles, median $184k/yr
  • Santa Clara, CA4 roles, median $174k/yr
  • Arlington, TX3 roles, median $180k/yr
  • Germany1 role

Open E-Space roles for software engineers, highest pay first

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 08:02 UTC

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Questions about E-Space pay for software engineers

How much does E-Space pay software engineers?

E-Space's open roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, typically $170k–$225k/yr, from 13 distinct pay figures in 13 of its 14 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 $225k/yr, for Senior Backend Software Engineer — IoT Platform.

What does E-Space pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $174k/yr (9 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 software engineers more than other space companies?

E-Space's median, $178k/yr, is 5% above the $169k/yr median of the 1,991 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (E-Space's among them).

Do software engineers earn more than other roles at E-Space?

E-Space's roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, 2% above 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 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); E-Space's posted median, $178k/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 software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Saratoga, CA (8), Santa Clara, CA (4), Arlington, TX (3) and Germany (1). By place, they post a median of $184k/yr in Saratoga, CA, $174k/yr in Santa Clara, CA and $180k/yr in Arlington, TX.