Spacecraft & stations · Satellite servicing
Starfish Space
About Starfish Space
Starfish Space builds Otter, a servicing spacecraft that docks with satellites in orbit to extend their lives, inspect them or move them. It hires in Tukwila, Washington.
Typical pay, live
, SpaceIndustry.jobs lists 12 open Starfish Space roles; their typical pay runs $140k to $225k a year, with a median of $140k.
Live Starfish Space roles
Updated 29 Oct 2026, 13:01 UTCVP of Supply Chain (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$225,000/yr- $100,000–$180,000/yr
Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yr- $100,000–$180,000/yr
- $100,000–$180,000/yr
- $100,000–$180,000/yr
GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yrIT Manager (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$80,000–$120,000/yr- $100,000–$180,000/yr
- $100,000–$180,000/yr
VP of Mission Engineering (opens the job details)
Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$225,000/yrSkillbridge Internship (opens the job details)
Remote· 4mo agoDetails
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Is Starfish Space legit?
Satellite servicing spacecraft that dock with satellites in orbit. It pays $140k–$225k/yr typically (median $140k/yr).
Actively hiring, pay independently measured from its live feed12 open roles on Starfish Space, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on Starfish Space's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
Tukwila, WA; Washington, DC
What Starfish Space pays
Measured from its open roles · as of 29 Oct 2026Median $140k/yr, from the 11 open roles that state a rate. Advertised rates run from $80k/yr to $225k/yr.
Measured from 11 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 1 of the 12 open roles here states no pay.
Highest-paying Starfish Space roles open now
All 12 by payVP of Supply Chain (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$225,000/yrVP of Mission Engineering (opens the job details)
Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$225,000/yr- $100,000–$180,000/yr
Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yr- $100,000–$180,000/yr
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, the same measure the job board uses for any list of roles. See how we compile and grade every pay figure.
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Is Starfish Space legit?
Satellite servicing spacecraft that dock with satellites in orbit.
Does Starfish Space pay?
Yes. Satellite servicing spacecraft that dock with satellites in orbit.
How much does Starfish Space pay?
$140k–$225k/yr is the typical pay on Starfish Space's board today, with a median of $140k/yr, measured from the 11 open roles that state a rate. Its advertised rates run from $80k/yr to $225k/yr.
Is Starfish Space worth it?
Starfish Space pays $140k–$225k/yr typically (median $140k/yr).
Where can you work for Starfish Space?
Tukwila, WA; Washington, DC
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