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SpaceX RF or Communications Engineer Salary

SpaceX's 73 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $173k/yr, typically $155k–$280k/yr, from 55 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 RF and communications engineers: 25% above it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $174k/yr
SpaceX: 1% below it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
SpaceX's postings: 33% above it
Highest posted top
$340k/yr
Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)

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 RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior33$215k/yr$193k–$280k/yr
Principal or fellow3Too few figures
Title names no level37$150k/yr$139k–$200k/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.

Where SpaceX hires RF and communications engineers

  • Redmond, WA22 roles, median $163k/yr
  • Hawthorne, CA14 roles, median $166k/yr
  • Bastrop, TX11 roles
  • Irvine, CA9 roles, median $185k/yr
  • Palo Alto, CA9 roles, median $228k/yr
  • Memphis, TN2 roles
  • Starbase, TX2 roles
  • Washington, DC2 roles
  • Canandaigua, NY1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 05:02 UTC

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Questions about SpaceX pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does SpaceX pay RF and communications engineers?

SpaceX's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $173k/yr, typically $155k–$280k/yr, from 55 distinct pay figures in 58 of its 73 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 Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon).

What does SpaceX pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $215k/yr (33 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 RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

SpaceX's median, $173k/yr, is 1% below the $174k/yr median of the 572 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (SpaceX's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at SpaceX?

SpaceX's roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $173k/yr, 25% above the $138k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (SpaceX salaries compares every kind of work).

How does SpaceX's pay for RF and communications engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electronics engineers, except computer at $130k/yr (May 2025); SpaceX's posted median, $173k/yr, is 33% 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 SpaceX hire RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Redmond, WA (22), Hawthorne, CA (14), Bastrop, TX (11), Irvine, CA (9) and Palo Alto, CA (9). By place, they post a median of $163k/yr in Redmond, WA, $166k/yr in Hawthorne, CA and $185k/yr in Irvine, CA.