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How the 41 ranked space industry employers score

Every figure behind the ranking, for the 41 employers hiring on their job boards today. What applying is worth an hour is the chance of being accepted times the typical pay. The score is that worth times one plus the employer's referral boost: from 20% to 100% more for an employer that pays us a referral fee, by what a visit there is worth to us, and nothing for the rest.

Ordered by expected pay. Pick a column heading to order by that figure.

#EmployerChance acceptedExpected payWorth an hourReferral boostScore
1Muon Space logoMuon Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$198k/yrIts 139 rates have a median of $201k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $198k. 99% of its 140 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 99% x $198k + 0.7% x $140k = $198k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
2Hubble Network logoHubble Networkn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$180k/yrIts 16 rates have a median of $197k, counted 74% against the average platform's $140k: $180k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $180k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
3Outpost logoOutpostn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$175k/yrIts 13 rates have a median of $198k, counted 69% against the average platform's $140k: $178k. 93% of its 14 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 93% x $178k + 7.1% x $140k = $175k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
4Turion Space logoTurion Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$172k/yrIts 8 rates have a median of $200k, counted 58% against the average platform's $140k: $172k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $172k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
5Momentus logoMomentusn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$163k/yrIts 9 rates have a median of $180k, counted 61% against the average platform's $140k: $163k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $163k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
6Inversion Space logoInversion Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$159k/yrIts 70 rates have a median of $165k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $163k. 84% of its 83 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 84% x $163k + 16% x $140k = $159k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
7Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systemsn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$156k/yrIts 43 rates have a median of $163k, counted 88% against the average platform's $140k: $160k. 83% of its 52 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 83% x $160k + 17% x $140k = $156k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
8Albedo logoAlbedon/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$154k/yrIts 5 rates have a median of $173k, counted 47% against the average platform's $140k: $154k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $154k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
9Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industriesn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$154k/yrIts 91 rates have a median of $160k, counted 94% against the average platform's $140k: $159k. 76% of its 119 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 76% x $159k + 24% x $140k = $154k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
10K2 Space logoK2 Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$154k/yrIts 175 rates have a median of $158k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $157k. 82% of its 213 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 82% x $157k + 18% x $140k = $154k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
11Apex logoApexn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$154k/yrIts 123 rates have a median of $155k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $154k. 97% of its 127 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 97% x $154k + 3.1% x $140k = $154k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
12Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbitaln/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$152k/yrIts 33 rates have a median of $165k, counted 85% against the average platform's $140k: $161k. 59% of its 58 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 59% x $161k + 41% x $140k = $152k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
13Quindar logoQuindarn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$151k/yrIts 18 rates have a median of $155k, counted 76% against the average platform's $140k: $151k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $151k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
14Stoke Space logoStoke Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$150k/yrIts 69 rates have a median of $152k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $151k. 93% of its 74 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 93% x $151k + 6.8% x $140k = $150k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
15Epsilon3 logoEpsilon3n/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$146k/yrIts 3 rates have a median of $160k, counted 34% against the average platform's $140k: $146k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $146k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
16Slingshot Aerospace logoSlingshot Aerospacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$146k/yrIts 8 rates have a median of $154k, counted 58% against the average platform's $140k: $148k. 73% of its 11 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 73% x $148k + 27% x $140k = $146k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
17Northwood Space logoNorthwood Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$144k/yrIts 52 rates have a median of $145k, counted 90% against the average platform's $140k: $144k. 91% of its 57 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 91% x $144k + 8.8% x $140k = $144k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
18BlackSky logoBlackSkyn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$143k/yrIts 29 rates have a median of $145k, counted 83% against the average platform's $140k: $144k. 78% of its 37 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 78% x $144k + 22% x $140k = $143k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
19Starfish Space logoStarfish Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts 11 rates have a median of $140k, counted 66% against the average platform's $140k: $140k. 92% of its 12 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 92% x $140k + 8.3% x $140k = $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
20True Anomaly logoTrue Anomalyn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts 48 rates have a median of $140k, counted 89% against the average platform's $140k: $140k. 24% of its 201 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 24% x $140k + 76% x $140k = $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
21Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts 1 rate have a median of $160k, counted 15% against the average platform's $140k: $143k. 0.8% of its 118 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 0.8% x $143k + 99% x $140k = $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
22Astroscale logoAstroscalen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
23Axiom Space logoAxiom Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
24Blue Origin logoBlue Originn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
25Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
26ICEYE logoICEYEn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
27Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
28Kepler Communications logoKepler Communicationsn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
29The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Companyn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$140k/yrIts board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
30Planet logoPlanetn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$138k/yrIts 63 rates have a median of $136k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $136k. 62% of its 101 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 62% x $136k + 38% x $140k = $138k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
31SpaceX logoSpaceXn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$137k/yrIts 1,281 rates have a median of $135k, counted 100% against the average platform's $140k: $135k. 56% of its 2,269 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 56% x $135k + 44% x $140k = $137k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
32Spire Global logoSpire Globaln/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$137k/yrIts 14 rates have a median of $130k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $133k. 44% of its 32 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 44% x $133k + 56% x $140k = $137k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
33AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobilen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$136k/yrIts 14 rates have a median of $59.8k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $76.5k. 5.6% of its 249 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 5.6% x $76.5k + 94% x $140k = $136k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
34HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 360n/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$132k/yrIts 20 rates have a median of $130k, counted 78% against the average platform's $140k: $132k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $132k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
35Loft Federal logoLoft Federaln/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$132k/yrIts 14 rates have a median of $128k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $132k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $132k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
36Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologiesn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$132k/yrIts 141 rates have a median of $130k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $130k. 88% of its 161 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 88% x $130k + 12% x $140k = $132k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
37Ursa Major logoUrsa Majorn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$119k/yrIts 116 rates have a median of $118k, counted 95% against the average platform's $140k: $119k. 97% of its 119 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 97% x $119k + 2.5% x $140k = $119k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
38Relativity Space logoRelativity Spacen/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$117k/yrIts 378 rates have a median of $116k, counted 99% against the average platform's $140k: $117k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $117k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
39Vast logoVastn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$114k/yrIts 173 rates have a median of $112k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $113k. 98% of its 177 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 98% x $113k + 2.3% x $140k = $114k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
40Rocket Lab logoRocket Labn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$112k/yrIts 344 rates have a median of $100k, counted 98% against the average platform's $140k: $101k. 71% of its 486 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 71% x $101k + 29% x $140k = $112k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.
41Astranis logoAstranisn/aThe outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.$101k/yrIts 183 rates have a median of $100k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $101k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $101k a year.n/aIts chance or its pay could not be read.0%n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.

The chance of being accepted is read, for an employer that pays us a referral fee, from the people its own referral list shows us, step by step from application to hired, and for any other from the people who told us how far they got there: who was accepted, and who is still likely to be, a chance that falls the longer they have waited. Typical pay is read from the rates its board states, the same rates as every pay figure on the site, and a role that states no rate counts at the average. Each leans on the average of every employer in proportion to how little data of its own it has. The referral boost is the one part of a score with referral input: a employer that pays us no referral fee, or cannot take anyone new through our link right now, gets 0. How the ranking works.