NASA pay · 31 Oct 2026
How much does NASA pay?
Typical pay at NASA, as a year's pay: $129k–$216k/yr, median $167k/yr. Those figures come from the 5 openings listing a rate on 31 Oct 2026. Posted rates go from $40.7k/yr at the bottom to $228k/yr at the top.
Measured from 5 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
NASA pay, discipline by discipline
Every row sets NASA's open roles in one discipline next to that discipline across all employers, so you can tell whether it pays above or below the going rate. Typical pay 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. Click a figure for the roles behind it.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Every employer | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 2 | $145k–$197k/yr2 rates | $90.4k–$215k/yr990 roles | $197k/yr |
| Supply Chain | 2 | $40.7k–$197k/yr2 rates | $81.5k–$201k/yr1,348 roles | $197k/yr |
| Programs & Business | 1 | $223k–$228k/yr1 rate | $116k–$255k/yr2,882 roles | $228k/yr |
Best-paid NASA openings right now
Every NASA role by payManager Orion Program (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Kennedy Space Center, Florida; Houston, Texas· 1w agoDetails
$223,380–$228,000/yr- $161,169–$197,200/yr
Public Notice - Logistics Management Specialist (Direct Hire) (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Huntsville, Alabama; Edwards AFB +11 more· 2d agoDetails
$61,722–$197,200/yr- $145,480–$189,126/yr
Mail Clerk (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, United States· 1d agoDetails
$40,736–$52,957/yr
NASA pay: questions
How much does NASA pay?
Typical pay at NASA, as a year's pay: $129k–$216k/yr, median $167k/yr. Those figures come from the 5 openings listing a rate on 31 Oct 2026. Posted rates go from $40.7k/yr at the bottom to $228k/yr at the top.
Which open NASA role pays the most?
As of 31 Oct 2026 the best-paid opening is Manager Orion Program, at $226k/yr, posted as "$223,380-$228,000 per year". Every open role by pay.