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K2 Space Systems Engineer Salary

K2 Space's 12 open roles for systems engineers post a median $165k/yr, typically $125k–$249k/yr, from 12 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 systems engineers: 4% above it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
K2 Space: 9% above it
Highest posted top
$280k/yr
Optical Systems 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 systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior3$165k/yr$161k–$198k/yr
Principal or fellow3$210k/yr$199k–$248k/yr
Title names no level6$125k/yr$121k–$240k/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 systems engineers

  • Los Angeles, CA11 roles, median $165k/yr
  • Seattle, WA1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about K2 Space pay for systems engineers

How much does K2 Space pay systems engineers?

K2 Space's open roles for systems engineers post a median $165k/yr, typically $125k–$249k/yr, from 12 distinct pay figures in 12 of its 12 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 $280k/yr, for Optical Systems Engineer.

What does K2 Space pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $165k/yr (3 roles); principal or fellow: a median $210k/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 K2 Space pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

K2 Space's median, $165k/yr, is 9% above the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (K2 Space's among them).

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

K2 Space's roles for systems engineers post a median $165k/yr, 4% above the $158k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (K2 Space salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does K2 Space hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Los Angeles, CA (11) and Seattle, WA (1).