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United Launch Alliance
About United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance builds and launches the Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur rockets for US national security missions, NASA and commercial customers. Its openings are in Centennial, Colorado (engineering, software and programs), Decatur, Alabama (rocket production), Cape Canaveral, Florida (launch operations) and Pueblo, Colorado, with internships alongside.
Typical pay, live
, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 135 open United Launch Alliance roles; typical pay across them is $94.6k to $219k a year (median $122k).
Live United Launch Alliance roles
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 20:02 UTCInformation Systems Security Officer (ISSO) Mid-Level (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$104,087–$173,479/yrCyber Security Internship - Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$23.10–$37.95/hrSimulation Software Engineering Manager 5 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$147,813–$274,510/yrProject Management Integrator 2 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Decatur, AL, United States· 1d agoDetails
Counsel - Operations 5 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$154,889–$287,652/yrProject Management Integrator 1 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Decatur, AL, United States· 1d agoDetails
Project Management Specialist 4 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Decatur, AL, United States· 1d agoDetails
Technical Product Owner 3 - SCM & DevSecOps (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$113,122–$188,537/yrGround Software Engineer 3 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$113,122–$188,537/yrProject Management Specialist 3 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Decatur, AL, United States· 1d agoDetails
Launch Systems & Real-Time Controls Software Engineer 2 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$92,783–$154,638/yr- $81,695–$136,159/yr
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Where United Launch Alliance works
- Centennial is ULA's headquarters, home of its program management, rocket engineering, testing and launch support. (Source: Wikipedia, United Launch Alliance)
- Decatur is ULA's rocket factory, the one plant where its production is consolidated. (Source: Wikipedia, United Launch Alliance)
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About United Launch Alliance
Builds and flies the Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for national security, NASA and commercial customers. It pays $94.6k–$219k/yr typically (median $122k/yr).
Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed135 open roles on United Launch Alliance, independently checked 31 Oct 2026.
Paid as an employee on United Launch Alliance's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
Centennial and Pueblo, CO; Decatur, AL; Cape Canaveral, FL; Vandenberg, CA
What United Launch Alliance pays
From current postings · as of 31 Oct 2026Median $122k/yr, taken across 78 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $40.5k/yr and as high as $336k/yr.
Measured from 78 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 57 of the 135 listings open here post no pay at all.
Best-paid United Launch Alliance openings today
All 135 by paySenior Counsel - Government Programs 6 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$180,835–$335,837/yrSenior Systems Engineering Leader 6 (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$164,324–$305,173/yrCounsel - Operations 5 (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$154,889–$287,652/yrSimulation Software Engineering Manager 5 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$147,813–$274,510/yrCloud Architect 5 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Centennial, CO, United States· 1d agoDetails
$158,462–$264,104/yr
“Typical” here means 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; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.
The work United Launch Alliance hires for
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What our research measures about United Launch Alliance
Read from the open postings on 2026-10-30 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring134 open roles, 0.8% of all the space roles we read, across 11 kinds of work; 0 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who can apply100.0% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 100.0% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience22.4% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 10.4% name a master's or PhD.
- Pay transparency58.2% of the postings state their pay, at a median $122,000 a year.
- Internships and entry level33 open roles are for someone starting out (24.6% of its open roles), 20 of them internships or co-ops.
- Shifts, weekends and travel13.4% of the postings ask for weekend work, 14.2% for overtime or extended hours, and 5.2% name an evening, night or rotating shift.
- Shifts, weekends and travel39 of its open postings offer relocation.
- Who can applyIt had no H-1B visa application and no green card (PERM) certification from 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Jun 2026, by the Department of Labor's public data (which space companies sponsor H-1B visas and green cards).
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Frequently asked questions
What does United Launch Alliance do?
Builds and flies the Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for national security, NASA and commercial customers.
How much does United Launch Alliance pay?
Openings at United Launch Alliance pay $94.6k–$219k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $122k/yr. We take both from the 78 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $40.5k/yr; the highest is $336k/yr.
What is it like to work at United Launch Alliance?
United Launch Alliance pays $94.6k–$219k/yr typically (median $122k/yr).
Which locations does United Launch Alliance hire in?
Centennial and Pueblo, CO; Decatur, AL; Cape Canaveral, FL; Vandenberg, CA
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