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About Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab builds and launches the Electron rocket, is developing the reusable Neutron rocket, and builds spacecraft and spacecraft components (solar power, reaction wheels, separation systems). It hires in Long Beach, California, Auckland, New Zealand, and its sites in Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Virginia.

$58.2k–$153k/yr

Typical pay, live

, SpaceIndustry.jobs lists 486 open Rocket Lab roles; their typical pay runs $58.2k to $153k a year, with a median of $100k.

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Live Rocket Lab roles

Updated 29 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTC
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USA · 398New Zealand · 81Canada · 8

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Is Rocket Lab legit?

Builds the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and spacecraft and their components. It pays $58.2k–$153k/yr typically (median $100k/yr).

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486 open roles on Rocket Lab, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.

Getting paid

Paid as an employee on Rocket Lab's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).

Who can apply

Long Beach, CA; Auckland, New Zealand; Middle River, MD; Tucson, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Wallops Island, VA

What Rocket Lab pays

Measured from its open roles · as of 29 Oct 2026
$58.2k–$153k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $100k/yr, from the 344 open roles that state a rate. Advertised rates run from $37.4k/yr to $214k/yr.

Measured from 344 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 142 of the 486 open roles here state no pay.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Technicians88$52k–$111k/yr
Programs & Business57$75k–$196k/yr
Systems & Test52$77.6k–$132k/yr
Mechanical47$66.8k–$142k/yr
Software & IT43$107k–$165k/yr
Supply Chain42$51.2k–$110k/yr
Propulsion36$58.2k–$156k/yr
Flight Software33$114k–$162k/yr
Avionics28$88k–$143k/yr
Launch & Ops26$97.2k–$122k/yr
RF & Payloads14$88k–$152k/yr
Quality11$54.1k–$95.2k/hr5 of 11 state a rate
Science & Data9$153k–$198k/hr4 of 9 state a rate

Highest-paying Rocket Lab roles open now

All 486 by pay

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, the same measure the job board uses for any list of roles. See how we compile and grade every pay figure.

The work Rocket Lab hires for

Each links to what the work involves, who hires for it, and what it pays across the market.

Propulsion & Engines36 open hereManufacturing & Technicians88 open hereAvionics & Electrical28 open hereSystems, Integration & Test52 open hereLaunch & Mission Operations26 open hereMechanical, Structures & Thermal47 open here

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Frequently asked questions

Is Rocket Lab legit?

Builds the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and spacecraft and their components.

Does Rocket Lab pay?

Yes. Builds the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and spacecraft and their components.

How much does Rocket Lab pay?

$58.2k–$153k/yr is the typical pay on Rocket Lab's board today, with a median of $100k/yr, measured from the 344 open roles that state a rate. Its advertised rates run from $37.4k/yr to $214k/yr.

Is Rocket Lab worth it?

Rocket Lab pays $58.2k–$153k/yr typically (median $100k/yr).

Where can you work for Rocket Lab?

Long Beach, CA; Auckland, New Zealand; Middle River, MD; Tucson, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Wallops Island, VA

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