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Relativity Space Propulsion Engineer Salary

Relativity Space's 40 open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $152k/yr, typically $130k–$246k/yr, from 40 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Relativity Space role
median $141k/yr
Relativity Space's propulsion engineers: 8% above it
Propulsion engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Relativity Space: 5% above it
Every US aerospace engineer, May 2025
median $135k/yr
Relativity Space's postings: 13% above it
Highest posted top
$277k/yr
Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development

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 propulsion engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I2Too few figures
Level II15$130k/yr$130k–$160k/yr
Senior14$165k/yr$153k–$198k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Staff5$205k/yr$195k–$246k/yr
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Senior manager1Too few figures

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 propulsion engineers

  • Long Beach, CA30 roles, median $152k/yr
  • Cape Canaveral, FL4 roles, median $139k/yr
  • Colorado3 roles, median $165k/yr
  • Stennis Space Center, MS3 roles, median $130k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about Relativity Space pay for propulsion engineers

How much does Relativity Space pay propulsion engineers?

Relativity Space's open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $152k/yr, typically $130k–$246k/yr, from 40 distinct pay figures in 40 of its 40 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 Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development.

What does Relativity Space pay propulsion engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $130k/yr (15 roles); senior: a median $165k/yr (14 roles); staff: a median $205k/yr (5 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 propulsion engineers more than other space companies?

Relativity Space's median, $152k/yr, is 5% above the $145k/yr median of the 520 open roles for propulsion engineers at every space company we read (Relativity Space's among them).

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

Relativity Space's roles for propulsion engineers post a median $152k/yr, 8% above the $141k/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 propulsion engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of aerospace engineers at $135k/yr (May 2025); Relativity Space's posted median, $152k/yr, is 13% 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 propulsion engineers?

Its open roles for propulsion engineers are in Long Beach, CA (30), Cape Canaveral, FL (4), Colorado (3) and Stennis Space Center, MS (3). By place, they post a median of $152k/yr in Long Beach, CA, $139k/yr in Cape Canaveral, FL and $165k/yr in Colorado.