Pay from Rocket Lab's own postings
Rocket Lab Cybersecurity Expert Salary
Rocket Lab's 10 open roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $52k/yr, typically $45.8k–$205k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $227k/yr
- Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret Clearance
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.
Rocket Lab cybersecurity expert pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 6 | $45.8k/yr | $39.5k–$52k/yr |
| Level II | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Principal or fellow | 1 | Too 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 Rocket Lab hires cybersecurity experts
- Long Beach, CA6 roles, median $147k/yr
- Albuquerque, NM2 roles
- Wallops Island, VA2 roles
Open Rocket Lab roles for cybersecurity experts, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Software & IT · Long Beach, CA· todayDetails
$151,000–$227,000/yrPrincipal Cloud Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Software & IT · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$152,300–$203,000/yrSenior Cybersecurity Engineer I -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Software & IT · Long Beach, CA· todayDetails
$132,000–$198,000/yrCybersecurity Engineer II - Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Software & IT · Long Beach, CA· todayDetails
$108,000–$148,000/yrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$25.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$25.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$22.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Wallops Island, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$22.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Albuquerque, NM, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Supply Chain · Albuquerque, NM, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hr
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Questions about Rocket Lab pay for cybersecurity experts
How much does Rocket Lab pay cybersecurity experts?
Rocket Lab's open roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $52k/yr, typically $45.8k–$205k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 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 $227k/yr, for Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret Clearance.
What does Rocket Lab pay cybersecurity experts at each level?
By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $45.8k/yr (6 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.
Does Rocket Lab pay cybersecurity experts more than other space companies?
Rocket Lab's median, $52k/yr, is 68% below the $163k/yr median of the 281 open roles for cybersecurity experts at every space company we read (Rocket Lab's among them).
Do cybersecurity experts earn more than other roles at Rocket Lab?
Rocket Lab's roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $52k/yr, 57% below the $120k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Rocket Lab salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Rocket Lab's pay for cybersecurity experts compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of information security analysts at $129k/yr (May 2025); Rocket Lab's posted median, $52k/yr, is 60% below 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 Rocket Lab hire cybersecurity experts?
Its open roles for cybersecurity experts are in Long Beach, CA (6), Albuquerque, NM (2) and Wallops Island, VA (2).