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Relativity Space Mechanical Engineer Salary

Relativity Space's 54 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $155k/yr, typically $130k–$246k/yr, from 54 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Relativity Space role
median $144k/yr
Relativity Space's mechanical engineers: 8% above it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Relativity Space: 7% above it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Relativity Space's postings: 49% above it
Highest posted top
$277k/yr
Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling

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.

Relativity Space mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I5$113k/yr$113k–$136k/yr
Level II13$130k/yr$130k–$156k/yr
Senior22$163k/yr$152k–$198k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Staff9$179k/yr$179k–$246k/yr
Principal or fellow3$231k/yr$231k–$277k/yr

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 Relativity Space hires mechanical engineers

  • Long Beach, CA52 roles, median $158k/yr
  • Stennis Space Center, MS2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Relativity Space pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Relativity Space pay mechanical engineers?

Relativity Space's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $155k/yr, typically $130k–$246k/yr, from 54 distinct pay figures in 54 of its 54 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 $277k/yr, for Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling.

What does Relativity Space pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $113k/yr (5 roles); level II: a median $130k/yr (13 roles); senior: a median $163k/yr (22 roles); staff: a median $179k/yr (9 roles); principal or fellow: a median $231k/yr (3 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Relativity Space pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Relativity Space's median, $155k/yr, is 7% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Relativity Space's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Relativity Space?

Relativity Space's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $155k/yr, 8% above the $144k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Relativity Space salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Relativity Space's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Relativity Space's posted median, $155k/yr, is 49% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.

Where does Relativity Space hire mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Long Beach, CA (52) and Stennis Space Center, MS (2).