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SpaceX Lawyer, Contracts Manager or Regulatory Professional Salary

SpaceX's 29 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $223k/yr, typically $145k–$284k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every SpaceX role
median $138k/yr
SpaceX's lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals: 62% above it
Lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at every space company
median $153k/yr
SpaceX: 46% above it
Highest posted top
$340k/yr
Director of Legal, Government Contracts

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.

SpaceX lawyer, contracts manager or regulatory professional pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Senior7$218k/yr$181k–$293k/yr
Manager3$138k/yr$136k–$177k/yr
Director, head or vice president2Too few figures
Title names no level16$228k/yr$223k–$262k/yr

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.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC

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Questions about SpaceX pay for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals

How much does SpaceX pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals?

SpaceX's open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $223k/yr, typically $145k–$284k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures in 26 of its 29 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 $340k/yr, for Director of Legal, Government Contracts.

What does SpaceX pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $218k/yr (7 roles); manager: a median $138k/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 SpaceX pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals more than other space companies?

SpaceX's median, $223k/yr, is 46% above the $153k/yr median of the 140 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at every space company we read (SpaceX's among them).

Do lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals earn more than other roles at SpaceX?

SpaceX's roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $223k/yr, 62% above the $138k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (SpaceX salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does SpaceX hire lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals?

Its open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals are in Washington, DC (10), Hawthorne, CA (7), Redmond, WA (4), Bastrop, TX (3) and Starbase, TX (3). By place, they post a median of $170k/yr in Washington, DC, $228k/yr in Hawthorne, CA and $226k/yr in Redmond, WA.