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SpaceX Jobs in Irvine, California

22 open SpaceX roles name a site in Irvine, California; typical pay runs $160k–$328k/yr. Listed straight from SpaceX's careers site, checked every hour.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

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How much do SpaceX jobs in Irvine, California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $213k/yr, with typical pay from $160k–$328k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 5,200 aerospace engineers working in the Los Angeles area, in any industry, earn a median $163k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Do SpaceX jobs in Irvine, California require US citizenship?

100% of SpaceX's open postings are limited to US citizens or US persons, and 6.7% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Irvine, California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.