Pay from Muon Space's own postings
Muon Space Test Engineer Salary
Muon Space's 13 open roles for test engineers post a median $196k/yr, typically $153k–$237k/yr, from 13 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $265k/yr
- Senior Software Engineering Manager, Test Infrastructure
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.
Muon Space test engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Entry, associate or level I | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 5 | $208k/yr | $205k–$237k/yr |
| Manager | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Senior manager | 1 | 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.
Where Muon Space hires test engineers
- San Jose, CA11 roles, median $177k/yr
- Mountain View, CA2 roles
Open Muon Space roles for test engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 16:02 UTC
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Test Infrastructure (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$240,000–$265,000/yr
Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Software & IT · San Jose, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$213,000–$237,000/yr
Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 4mo agoDetails
$213,000–$237,000/yr
Senior Manager, Test Engineering (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$207,000–$230,000/yr
Senior Optical Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · Mountain View, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$179,000–$230,000/yr
Senior Instrument Scientist, Calibration Testing (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Science & Data · Mountain View, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$197,000–$218,000/yr
Senior Electrical Hardware Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$184,000–$208,000/yr
Hardware Test Engineer II, Testbeds & EGSE (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$168,000–$186,000/yr
RF Test Engineer II, Testbeds & EGSE (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$168,000–$186,000/yr
Hardware Test Engineer I, Testbeds & EGSE (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$143,000–$162,000/yr
RF Test Engineer I, Testbeds & EGSE (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$143,000–$162,000/yr
Environmental Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$40/hr
Spacecraft Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · San Jose, CA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$40/hr
More Muon Space salaries by profession
- Software Engineer, median $218k/yr
- Electrical Engineer, median $196k/yr
- Mechanical Engineer, median $183k/yr
Test Engineer salaries at other space companies
- Blue Origin, median $145k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $137k/yr
- SpaceX, median $133k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $160k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $113k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $136k/yr
- Impulse Space, median $133k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $136k/yr
- Vast, median $154k/yr
- K2 Space, median $158k/yr
- Viasat, median $155k/yr
- True Anomaly, median $149k/yr
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Questions about Muon Space pay for test engineers
How much does Muon Space pay test engineers?
Muon Space's open roles for test engineers post a median $196k/yr, typically $153k–$237k/yr, from 13 distinct pay figures in 13 of its 13 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 $265k/yr, for Senior Software Engineering Manager, Test Infrastructure.
What does Muon Space pay test engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: senior: a median $208k/yr (5 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does Muon Space pay test engineers more than other space companies?
Muon Space's median, $196k/yr, is 40% above the $140k/yr median of the 952 open roles for test engineers at every space company we read (Muon Space's among them).
Do test engineers earn more than other roles at Muon Space?
Muon Space's roles for test engineers post a median $196k/yr, 2% below the $201k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Muon Space salaries compares every kind of work).
Where does Muon Space hire test engineers?
Its open roles for test engineers are in San Jose, CA (11) and Mountain View, CA (2).