SES pay · 1 Nov 2026
How much does SES pay?
Just 20 of the 119 roles SES has open carry a rate, not enough to stand for SES as a whole. Our researched rate card gives Stated per posting instead (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026).
SES pay, discipline by discipline
Every row sets SES's open roles in one discipline next to that discipline across all employers, so you can tell whether it pays above or below the going rate. Typical pay means 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. Click a figure for the roles behind it.
Best-paid SES openings right now
Every SES role by payVideo Distribution Architect (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$134,900–$208,500/yrHead of Business Continuity Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$135,000–$198,000/yrSenior Engineer, Terrestrial Network (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$121,680–$194,300/yrSenior Architect, Mission Test & Pathfinder Integration, meoSphere (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
$121,000–$190,000/yrSenior Architect, Systems Verification & Validation, meoSphere (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Betzdorf, Luxembourg· 1d agoDetails
$121,000–$190,000/yrManager, Information Security Management (opens the job details)
Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$136,000–$187,000/yr
What SES says it pays
Stated per posting, per our researched rate card (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026). Its US postings state a pay range, and the board shows the range each posting states. How rate cards are compiled.
SES pay: questions
How much does SES pay?
Just 20 of the 119 roles SES has open carry a rate, not enough to stand for SES as a whole. Our researched rate card gives Stated per posting instead (platform-stated, checked 29 Oct 2026).
Which open SES role pays the most?
As of 1 Nov 2026 the best-paid opening is Video Distribution Architect, at $172k/yr, posted as "$134,900-$208,500 per year". Every open role by pay.