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Pay from Sierra Space's own postings

Sierra Space Software Engineer Salary

Sierra Space's 13 open roles for software engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $104k–$228k/yr, from 12 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Sierra Space role
median $141k/yr
Sierra Space's software engineers: 3% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $168k/yr
Sierra Space: 14% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Sierra Space's postings: 7% above it
Highest posted top
$248k/yr
Principal Software Test Engineer (Contractor)

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.

Sierra Space software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I3$99.7k/yr$86k–$115k/yr
Level II2Too few figures
Level III3Too few figures
Senior2Too few figures
Principal or fellow2Too few figures
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 Sierra Space hires software engineers

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Sierra Space pay for software engineers

How much does Sierra Space pay software engineers?

Sierra Space's open roles for software engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $104k–$228k/yr, from 12 distinct pay figures in 12 of its 13 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 $248k/yr, for Principal Software Test Engineer (Contractor).

What does Sierra Space pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $99.7k/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 Sierra Space pay software engineers more than other space companies?

Sierra Space's median, $145k/yr, is 14% below the $168k/yr median of the 1,733 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Sierra Space's among them).

Do software engineers earn more than other roles at Sierra Space?

Sierra Space's roles for software engineers post a median $145k/yr, 3% above the $141k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Sierra Space salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Sierra Space's pay for software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Sierra Space's posted median, $145k/yr, is 7% 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 Sierra Space hire software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Louisville, CO (7) and Centennial, CO (6). By place, they post a median of $103k/yr in Louisville, CO and $168k/yr in Centennial, CO.