The scorecard behind our 47-company space employer ranking

Sorted by chance accepted. Click any column heading to re-sort the table by it.

#	Employer	Chance accepted	Expected pay	Expected value a year	Referral boost	Score
1	Albedo	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$154k/yrThe median of its 5 posted salaries is $173k; weighted 47% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $154k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $154k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
2	Apex	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$154k/yrThe median of its 123 posted salaries is $155k; weighted 96% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $154k. 97% of its 127 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 97% x $154k + 3.1% x $140k = $154k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
3	AST SpaceMobile	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$136k/yrThe median of its 14 posted salaries is $59.8k; weighted 71% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $76.6k. 5.6% of its 251 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 5.6% x $76.6k + 94% x $140k = $136k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
4	Astranis	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$101k/yrThe median of its 183 posted salaries is $100k; weighted 97% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $101k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $101k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
5	Astroscale	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
6	Axiom Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
7	BlackSky	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$143k/yrThe median of its 29 posted salaries is $145k; weighted 83% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $144k. 78% of its 37 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 78% x $144k + 22% x $140k = $143k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
8	Blue Origin	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
9	Boeing	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
10	Dawn Aerospace	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
11	Epsilon3	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$146k/yrThe median of its 3 posted salaries is $160k; weighted 34% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $146k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $146k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
12	Firefly Aerospace	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrThe median of its 1 posted salary is $160k; weighted 15% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $143k. 0.8% of its 119 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 0.8% x $143k + 99% x $140k = $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
13	HawkEye 360	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$132k/yrThe median of its 20 posted salaries is $130k; weighted 78% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $132k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $132k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
14	Hubble Network	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$180k/yrThe median of its 16 posted salaries is $197k; weighted 74% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $180k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $180k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
15	ICEYE	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
16	Inversion Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$159k/yrThe median of its 70 posted salaries is $165k; weighted 92% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $163k. 84% of its 83 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 84% x $163k + 16% x $140k = $159k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
17	Isar Aerospace	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
18	K2 Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$154k/yrThe median of its 175 posted salaries is $158k; weighted 97% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $157k. 82% of its 213 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 82% x $157k + 18% x $140k = $154k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
19	Kepler Communications	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
20	Loft Federal	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$132k/yrThe median of its 14 posted salaries is $128k; weighted 71% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $132k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $132k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
21	Loft Orbital	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$152k/yrThe median of its 33 posted salaries is $165k; weighted 85% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $161k. 59% of its 58 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 59% x $161k + 41% x $140k = $152k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
22	Momentus	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$163k/yrThe median of its 9 posted salaries is $180k; weighted 61% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $163k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $163k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
23	Muon Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$198k/yrThe median of its 139 posted salaries is $201k; weighted 96% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $198k. 99% of its 140 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 99% x $198k + 0.7% x $140k = $198k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
24	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$125k/yrThe median of its 118 posted salaries is $124k; weighted 95% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $125k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $125k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
25	Northrop Grumman	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
26	Northwood Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$144k/yrThe median of its 52 posted salaries is $145k; weighted 90% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $144k. 91% of its 57 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 91% x $144k + 8.8% x $140k = $144k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
27	Outpost	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$175k/yrThe median of its 13 posted salaries is $198k; weighted 69% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $178k. 93% of its 14 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 93% x $178k + 7.1% x $140k = $175k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
28	Planet	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$138k/yrThe median of its 63 posted salaries is $136k; weighted 92% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $136k. 62% of its 101 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 62% x $136k + 38% x $140k = $138k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
29	Quindar	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$151k/yrThe median of its 18 posted salaries is $155k; weighted 76% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $151k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $151k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
30	Relativity Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$117k/yrThe median of its 380 posted salaries is $116k; weighted 99% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $117k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $117k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
31	Rocket Lab	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$112k/yrThe median of its 346 posted salaries is $100k; weighted 98% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $101k. 71% of its 488 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 71% x $101k + 29% x $140k = $112k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
32	RTX	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
33	Slingshot Aerospace	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$146k/yrThe median of its 8 posted salaries is $154k; weighted 58% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $148k. 73% of its 11 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 73% x $148k + 27% x $140k = $146k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
34	SpaceX	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$137k/yrThe median of its 1,281 posted salaries is $135k; weighted 100% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $135k. 56% of its 2,268 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 56% x $135k + 44% x $140k = $137k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
35	Spire Global	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$137k/yrThe median of its 14 posted salaries is $130k; weighted 71% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $133k. 44% of its 32 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 44% x $133k + 56% x $140k = $137k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
36	Starfish Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrThe median of its 11 posted salaries is $140k; weighted 66% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $140k. 92% of its 12 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 92% x $140k + 8.3% x $140k = $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
37	Stoke Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$150k/yrThe median of its 69 posted salaries is $152k; weighted 92% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $151k. 93% of its 74 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 93% x $151k + 6.8% x $140k = $150k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
38	Terran Orbital	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$116k/yrThe median of its 28 posted salaries is $111k; weighted 83% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $116k. 97% of its 29 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 97% x $116k + 3.4% x $140k = $116k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
39	The Exploration Company	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrNone of its postings gives a salary we can parse, so it takes the all-employer typical pay of $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
40	True Anomaly	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrThe median of its 48 posted salaries is $140k; weighted 89% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $140k. 24% of its 201 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 24% x $140k + 76% x $140k = $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
41	Turion Space	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$172k/yrThe median of its 8 posted salaries is $200k; weighted 58% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $172k. All of its roles post a salary, so its typical pay is $172k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
42	Ursa Major	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$119k/yrThe median of its 116 posted salaries is $118k; weighted 95% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $119k. 97% of its 119 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 97% x $119k + 2.5% x $140k = $119k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
43	Vantor	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$140k/yrThe median of its 94 posted salaries is $140k; weighted 94% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $140k. 73% of its 129 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 73% x $140k + 27% x $140k = $140k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
44	Varda Space Industries	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$154k/yrThe median of its 91 posted salaries is $160k; weighted 94% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $159k. 76% of its 119 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 76% x $159k + 24% x $140k = $154k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
45	Vast	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$114k/yrThe median of its 173 posted salaries is $112k; weighted 97% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $113k. 98% of its 177 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 98% x $113k + 2.3% x $140k = $114k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
46	Voyager Technologies	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$132k/yrThe median of its 141 posted salaries is $130k; weighted 96% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $130k. 88% of its 161 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 88% x $130k + 12% x $140k = $132k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.
47	Xona Space Systems	n/aWe could not load how its applicants fared.	$156k/yrThe median of its 43 posted salaries is $163k; weighted 88% on its own data and the rest on the all-employer $140k, that gives $160k. 83% of its 52 roles post a salary; the unposted ones take the all-employer figure: 83% x $160k + 17% x $140k = $156k a year.	n/aWithout its acceptance odds and its pay, there is no expected value.	0%	n/aWith no expected value, it gets no score.

Acceptance odds come from two sources. For an employer with a referral agreement, we read the applicants its referral list reports, stage by stage from application to hire. For everyone else, we use what applicants told us about how far they got: who was taken on, and who might still be, with that chance shrinking the longer they have waited. Typical pay comes from the salaries each employer's board posts, the same figures used across the site, and a role with no posted salary counts at the all-employer average. An employer with little data of its own is pulled toward that average in proportion. Only the referral boost uses referral input: it is 0 for an employer with no referral agreement, or one that cannot take new applicants through our link right now. How the ranking works.