Pay from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s own postings
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Electrical Engineer Salary
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s 10 open roles for electrical engineers post a median $141k/yr, typically $130k–$176k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Every NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) role
- median $124k/yr
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s electrical engineers: 14% above it
- Electrical engineers at every space company
- median $157k/yr
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): 10% below it
- All US electrical engineers, May 2025
- median $121k/yr
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s postings: 17% above it
- Highest posted top
- $183k/yr
- Guidance and Control Hardware Engineer III
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.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) electrical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry, associate or level I | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 3 | $131k/yr | $129k–$149k/yr |
| Level III | 3 | $151k/yr | $148k–$179k/yr |
| Level IV and above | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 2 | Too few figures |
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.
Open NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) roles for electrical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 05:02 UTC
Guidance and Control Hardware Engineer III (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 3w agoDetails
$145,808–$182,728/yrQuality Assurance Electrical Engineer IV (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Quality · JPL Campus· 3mo agoDetails
$146,328–$175,032/yrFacilities Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Supply Chain · JPL Campus· 6mo agoDetails
$132,184–$173,056/yrElectrical Safety Engineer III (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Quality · JPL Campus· 1w agoDetails
$137,072–$164,528/yrPower Electronics Engineer III (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 1mo agoDetails
$133,224–$158,704/yrRobotics Electrical Engineer II (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 3w agoDetails
$122,408–$150,384/yrAvionics Systems Engineer II TS/SCI (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 1w agoDetails
$118,872–$143,000/yrQuality Assurance Electrical Engineer (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Quality · JPL Campus· 8mo agoDetails
$118,768–$141,128/yrElectronics Engineer II (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 1w agoDetails
$115,544–$138,008/yrPower Electronics Engineer I (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) · Avionics · JPL Campus· 1w agoDetails
$97,656–$114,192/yr
Electrical Engineer salaries at other space companies
- SpaceX, median $140k/yr
- Blue Origin, median $173k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $158k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $162k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $131k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $174k/yr
- K2 Space, median $171k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $124k/yr
- Impulse Space, median $148k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $185k/yr
- Vast, median $156k/yr
- E-Space, median $175k/yr
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Questions about NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay for electrical engineers
How much does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay electrical engineers?
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s open roles for electrical engineers post a median $141k/yr, typically $130k–$176k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 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 $183k/yr, for Guidance and Control Hardware Engineer III.
What does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay electrical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: level II: a median $131k/yr (3 roles); level III: a median $151k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay electrical engineers more than other space companies?
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s median, $141k/yr, is 10% below the $157k/yr median of the 1,543 open roles for electrical engineers at every space company we read (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s among them).
Do electrical engineers earn more than other roles at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)?
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s roles for electrical engineers post a median $141k/yr, 14% above the $124k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) salaries compares every kind of work).
How does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s pay for electrical engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electrical engineers at $121k/yr (May 2025); NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s posted median, $141k/yr, is 17% 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 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hire electrical engineers?
Its open roles for electrical engineers are in Pasadena, CA (10).