Firefly Aerospace pay · 31 Oct 2026
How much does Firefly Aerospace pay?
Just 1 of the 123 roles Firefly Aerospace has open carry a rate, not enough to stand for Firefly Aerospace as a whole. Our researched rate card gives Stated per posting instead (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026).
Firefly Aerospace pay, discipline by discipline
Every row sets Firefly Aerospace's open roles in one discipline next to that discipline across all employers, so you can tell whether it pays above or below the going rate. Typical pay means 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. Click a figure for the roles behind it.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Every employer | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technicians | 34 | No rate stated | $72.1k–$195k/yr2,377 roles | None stated |
| Mechanical | 21 | No rate stated | $120k–$232k/yr1,557 roles | None stated |
| Systems & Test | 13 | No rate stated | $123k–$252k/yr2,317 roles | None stated |
| Avionics | 11 | No rate stated | $131k–$257k/yr1,322 roles | None stated |
| Programs & Business | 10 | No rate stated | $116k–$255k/yr2,894 roles | None stated |
| Launch & Ops | 9 | $145k–$175k/yr1 of 9 state a rate | $111k–$220k/yr557 roles | $175k/yr |
| Propulsion | 8 | No rate stated | $119k–$250k/yr381 roles | None stated |
| Flight Software | 7 | No rate stated | $140k–$270k/yr929 roles | None stated |
| Software & IT | 4 | No rate stated | $135k–$268k/yr2,243 roles | None stated |
| Supply Chain | 4 | No rate stated | $81.4k–$201k/yr1,347 roles | None stated |
| Quality | 2 | No rate stated | $90.3k–$215k/yr991 roles | None stated |
Best-paid Firefly Aerospace openings right now
Every Firefly Aerospace role by payLaunch Operations Manager, VSFB (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Vandenberg, CA· 1w agoDetails
$145,000–$175,000/yrPublic Relations Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Cedar Park, TX, United States· 2d agoDetails
Director, Marketing & Communications (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Cedar Park, TX, United States· 1w agoDetails
Manager, Spacecraft Mission Execution (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Cedar Park, TX, United States· 5d agoDetails
Spacecraft Mission Manager II / III (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Cedar Park, TX, United States· 1d agoDetails
GNC Manager, Launch Vehicles (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Cedar Park, TX, United States· 1w agoDetails
What Firefly Aerospace says it pays
Stated per posting, per our researched rate card (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026). Pay as its postings state it; a posting that states none shows none. How rate cards are compiled.
Firefly Aerospace pay: questions
How much does Firefly Aerospace pay?
Just 1 of the 123 roles Firefly Aerospace has open carry a rate, not enough to stand for Firefly Aerospace as a whole. Our researched rate card gives Stated per posting instead (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026).
Which open Firefly Aerospace role pays the most?
As of 31 Oct 2026 the best-paid opening is Launch Operations Manager, VSFB, at $160k/yr, posted as "$145,000-$175,000 per year". Every open role by pay.
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