Space data & services · Satellite communications operator
Iridium
About Iridium
Iridium operates a satellite communications network of low earth orbit satellites that covers the whole Earth, serving voice, data and tracking customers on land, at sea and in the air. Its openings are mostly in McLean, Virginia, with others in Tempe and Chandler, Arizona, Huntsville, Alabama and Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 52 open Iridium roles; typical pay across them is $105k to $243k a year (median $124k).
Live Iridium roles
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTCAssociate Director, Information Systems Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$175,000–$228,000/yrIT Security Compliance Administrator II (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Leesburg, VA +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$75,000–$95,000/yrSales Operations and Pricing Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$105,000–$140,000/yrSenior Communications Specialist (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$105,000–$140,000/yrSenior Product Manager (Cyber, PAM and IAM) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$147,000–$193,000/yrNetwork Security Administrator III (Firewall) (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Tempe, AZ, United States· 1d agoDetails
$90,000–$120,000/yrIT Security (Cloud) Analyst III (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Chandler, AZ, United States· 1d agoDetails
$90,000–$120,000/yr- $105,000–$140,000/yr
Senior Cloud DevSecOps Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Chandler, AZ +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$123,000–$161,000/yr- $120,000–$160,000/yr
Director of Enterprise Architecture and Applications (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Tempe, AZ +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$200,000–$260,000/yrOperations Specialist III (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$95,000–$125,000/yr
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About Iridium
Operates a global voice and data network of low earth orbit satellites. It pays $105k–$243k/yr typically (median $124k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed52 open roles on Iridium, independently checked 31 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on Iridium's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
McLean and Reston, VA; Tempe and Chandler, AZ; Huntsville, AL; Grand Forks, ND
What Iridium pays
From current postings · as of 31 Oct 2026Median $124k/yr, taken across 49 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $60k/yr and as high as $306k/yr.
Measured from 45 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 3 of the 52 listings open here post no pay at all.
Best-paid Iridium openings today
All 52 by payDirector, Business Development (Cyber Security & PAM Ecosystem) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$235,000–$306,000/yrBusiness Development Director (Government & Critical Assets) (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Redwood City, CA +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$235,000–$306,000/yrDirector of Enterprise Architecture and Applications (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Tempe, AZ +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$200,000–$260,000/yrDirector, System Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT) (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Reston, VA +3 more· 1d agoDetails
$200,000–$260,000/yrAssociate Director, PNT Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Redwood City, CA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$190,000–$248,000/yr
“Typical” here 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.
The work Iridium hires for
Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.
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What our research measures about Iridium
Read from the open postings on 2026-10-30 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring52 open roles, 0.3% of all the space roles we read, across 7 kinds of work; 0 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who can apply40.4% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 30.8% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience5.8% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 11.5% name a master's or PhD.
- Degrees and experience3 of its open postings count military experience toward what they ask.
- Pay transparency94.2% of the postings state their pay, at a median $124,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level6 open roles are for someone starting out (11.5% of its open roles), 2 of them internships or co-ops.
- Shifts, weekends and travel0.0% of the postings ask for weekend work, 0.0% for overtime or extended hours.
- Who can apply1 of its open postings says it does not sponsor work visas.
- Who can applyIt had 5 H-1B visa applications and 1 green card (PERM) certification from 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Jun 2026, by the Department of Labor's public data (which space companies sponsor H-1B visas and green cards).
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Frequently asked questions
What does Iridium do?
Operates a global voice and data network of low earth orbit satellites.
How much does Iridium pay?
Openings at Iridium pay $105k–$243k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $124k/yr. We take both from the 49 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $60k/yr; the highest is $306k/yr.
What is it like to work at Iridium?
Iridium pays $105k–$243k/yr typically (median $124k/yr).
Which locations does Iridium hire in?
McLean and Reston, VA; Tempe and Chandler, AZ; Huntsville, AL; Grand Forks, ND
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