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Planet
About Planet
Planet builds and operates Earth-imaging satellite fleets and sells daily satellite imagery and the insights drawn from it. It hires in San Francisco, Berlin, Arlington, Virginia, and Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 101 open Planet roles; typical pay across them is $114k to $182k a year (median $136k).
Live Planet roles
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 17:01 UTCSenior Business Development Manager, US Army (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arlington, VA, United States· todayDetails
$132,960/yrWorking Student, SpaceOps (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Berlin, Germany· 1d agoDetails
$18/hrInventory Analyst (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · San Francisco, CA· 1d agoDetails
$34.28/hrSpace Systems Engineer, Space Operations (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · San Francisco, CA· 2d agoDetails
$144,500/yrSupply Chain Manager, Procurement & Logistics Operations (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Berlin, Germany· 2d agoDetails
Senior Technical Program Manager, Solutions (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Berlin, Germany· 2d agoDetails
Data Analyst - Cloud Financial Operations (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA· 2d agoDetails
$114,200/yrSenior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S. (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Washington, D.C., United States· 5d agoDetails
$160,600/yrSenior Manager, People Operations (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Berlin, Germany· 6d agoDetails
Supply Chain Analyst - Data and Controls (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · San Francisco, CA· 1w agoDetails
$101,400/yrEU Regulatory Licensing & Spectrum Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Berlin, Germany· 1w agoDetails
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About Planet
Daily satellite imagery and insights about our changing planet. It pays $114k–$182k/yr typically (median $136k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed101 open roles on Planet, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on Planet's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
San Francisco, CA; Berlin, Germany; Arlington, VA; Ljubljana, Slovenia
What Planet pays
From current postings · as of 29 Oct 2026Median $136k/yr, taken across 63 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $37.4k/yr and as high as $293k/yr.
Measured from 63 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 38 of the 101 listings open here post no pay at all.
Best-paid Planet openings today
All 101 by payVice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering (opens the job details)
Software & IT · San Francisco, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$293,000/yrSenior Director, Product Management - Defense and Intelligence (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA· 1w agoDetails
$260,500/yrVice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Arlington, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$257,300/yrSenior Director, Global Talent Acquisition (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$231,500/yrSenior Director, Product Management - Defense and Intelligence (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arlington, VA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$228,700/yr
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Frequently asked questions
What does Planet do?
Daily satellite imagery and insights about our changing planet.
How much does Planet pay?
Openings at Planet pay $114k–$182k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $136k/yr. We take both from the 63 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $37.4k/yr; the highest is $293k/yr.
What is it like to work at Planet?
Planet pays $114k–$182k/yr typically (median $136k/yr).
Which locations does Planet hire in?
San Francisco, CA; Berlin, Germany; Arlington, VA; Ljubljana, Slovenia
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