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K2 Space Mechanical Engineer Salary

K2 Space's 28 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $158k/yr, typically $120k–$236k/yr, from 28 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every K2 Space role
median $158k/yr
K2 Space's mechanical engineers: level with it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
K2 Space: 9% above it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
K2 Space's postings: 52% above it
Highest posted top
$295k/yr
Principal Thermal Design Engineer

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.

K2 Space mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior14$158k/yr$156k–$244k/yr
Principal or fellow6$188k/yr$188k–$248k/yr
Title names no level8$120k/yr$119k–$191k/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.

Open K2 Space roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about K2 Space pay for mechanical engineers

How much does K2 Space pay mechanical engineers?

K2 Space's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $158k/yr, typically $120k–$236k/yr, from 28 distinct pay figures in 28 of its 28 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 $295k/yr, for Principal Thermal Design Engineer.

What does K2 Space pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $158k/yr (14 roles); principal or fellow: a median $188k/yr (6 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does K2 Space pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

K2 Space's median, $158k/yr, is 9% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (K2 Space's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at K2 Space?

K2 Space's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $158k/yr, level with the $158k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (K2 Space salaries compares every kind of work).

How does K2 Space's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); K2 Space's posted median, $158k/yr, is 52% 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 K2 Space hire mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Los Angeles, CA (28).