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K2 Space Software Engineer Salary

K2 Space's 23 open roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, typically $145k–$228k/yr, from 16 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 software engineers: 13% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $169k/yr
K2 Space: 5% above it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
K2 Space's postings: 31% above it
Highest posted top
$240k/yr
Principal Flight Software 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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op2Too few figures
Senior9$180k/yr$176k–$210k/yr
Principal or fellow3Too few figures
Manager1Too few figures
Title names no level8$147k/yr$142k–$190k/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 K2 Space hires software engineers

  • Los Angeles, CA17 roles, median $180k/yr
  • Seattle, WA6 roles, median $178k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

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Questions about K2 Space pay for software engineers

How much does K2 Space pay software engineers?

K2 Space's open roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, typically $145k–$228k/yr, from 16 distinct pay figures in 21 of its 23 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 $240k/yr, for Principal Flight Software Engineer.

What does K2 Space pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $180k/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 K2 Space pay software engineers more than other space companies?

K2 Space's median, $178k/yr, is 5% above the $169k/yr median of the 1,992 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (K2 Space's among them).

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

K2 Space's roles for software engineers post a median $178k/yr, 13% above 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 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); K2 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 K2 Space hire software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Los Angeles, CA (17) and Seattle, WA (6). By place, they post a median of $180k/yr in Los Angeles, CA and $178k/yr in Seattle, WA.