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About KBR

KBR, the Houston engineering and government services company, supports NASA's human spaceflight at Johnson Space Center through its Science and Space division (its space suit design team, research in NASA's Behavioral Health and Performance laboratory, mission and training support), runs facilities at Stennis Space Center and does space systems engineering for the Space Force and intelligence space programs in Colorado and Virginia. Only its space roles are listed here: the board reads the postings its own search finds for space and judges each one before it is listed, so its other engineering and military work stays off.

$124k–$217k/yr

Typical pay, live

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 226 open KBR roles; typical pay across them is $124k to $217k a year (median $153k).

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Live KBR roles

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTC
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KBR jobs by country

Where KBR has open roles. Pick a country to see which of its openings accept applicants there.

USA · 224Australia · 2

KBR jobs by US state

The states where KBR has the most open roles, each with its cities and kinds of work.

Virginia · 57California · 52Colorado · 45Texas · 18Ohio · 17Maryland · 13

KBR jobs by site

The towns where KBR has the most open roles, each with its kinds of work and what each role asks.

Chantilly, VA · 38Springfield, VA · 12

KBR jobs by metro area

The areas around a city where KBR has open roles; each area's page lists every space employer there.

The Washington, DC area · 70The Los Angeles area · 49The Colorado Springs area · 43The Houston area · 18The Dayton area · 17

Starting out at KBR

KBR entry-level jobs · 16KBR jobs without a degree · 14

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About KBR

KBR's space work: NASA human spaceflight support at Johnson Space Center, Stennis Space Center operations and space systems engineering for the Space Force. It pays $124k–$217k/yr typically (median $153k/yr).

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226 open roles on KBR, independently checked 31 Oct 2026.

Getting paid

Paid as an employee on KBR's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).

Who can apply

Houston and Webster, TX (Johnson Space Center); Stennis Space Center, MS; Colorado Springs, CO; Chantilly, VA

What KBR pays

From current postings · as of 31 Oct 2026
$124k–$217k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $153k/yr, taken across 159 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $50k/yr and as high as $372k/yr.

Measured from 152 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 67 of the 226 listings open here post no pay at all.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Systems & Test62$127k–$221k/yr
Software & IT32$135k–$201k/yr
Programs & Business31$135k–$220k/yr
Launch & Ops21$113k–$219k/yr
Science & Data21$85.9k–$195k/yr7 of 21 state a rate
Technicians13$78k–$146k/yr
RF & Payloads12$167k–$313k/yr
Mechanical10$123k–$213k/yr4 of 10 state a rate
Quality9$149k–$209k/yr
Flight Software8$117k–$201k/yr
Supply Chain5$94k–$117k/yr1 of 5 state a rate
Avionics2No rate stated

Best-paid KBR openings today

All 226 by pay

“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 KBR hires for

Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, the other employers hiring for it, and the market rate.

Systems, Integration & Test62 open hereScience, Imaging & Earth Data21 open hereLaunch & Mission Operations21 open hereManufacturing & Technicians13 open hereGround Software & IT32 open herePrograms & Business31 open here

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What our research measures about KBR

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does KBR do?

KBR's space work: NASA human spaceflight support at Johnson Space Center, Stennis Space Center operations and space systems engineering for the Space Force.

How much does KBR pay?

Openings at KBR pay $124k–$217k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $153k/yr. We take both from the 159 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $50k/yr; the highest is $372k/yr.

What is it like to work at KBR?

KBR pays $124k–$217k/yr typically (median $153k/yr).

Which locations does KBR hire in?

Houston and Webster, TX (Johnson Space Center); Stennis Space Center, MS; Colorado Springs, CO; Chantilly, VA

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