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Pay from United Launch Alliance's own postings

United Launch Alliance Software Engineer Salary

United Launch Alliance's 16 open roles for software engineers post a median $144k/yr, typically $124k–$225k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every United Launch Alliance role
median $122k/yr
United Launch Alliance's software engineers: 18% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $168k/yr
United Launch Alliance: 14% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
United Launch Alliance's postings: 6% above it
Highest posted top
$275k/yr
Simulation Software Engineering Manager 5

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.

United Launch Alliance software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op1Too few figures
Level II4$124k/yr$124k–$155k/yr
Level III5$142k/yr$131k–$189k/yr
Level IV and above2Too few figures
Manager1Too few figures
Title names no level3$151k/yr$147k–$189k/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 United Launch Alliance hires software engineers

  • Centennial, CO15 roles, median $144k/yr
  • Cape Canaveral, FL1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about United Launch Alliance pay for software engineers

How much does United Launch Alliance pay software engineers?

United Launch Alliance's open roles for software engineers post a median $144k/yr, typically $124k–$225k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures in 15 of its 16 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 $275k/yr, for Simulation Software Engineering Manager 5.

What does United Launch Alliance pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $124k/yr (4 roles); level III: a median $142k/yr (5 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does United Launch Alliance pay software engineers more than other space companies?

United Launch Alliance's median, $144k/yr, is 14% below the $168k/yr median of the 1,733 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (United Launch Alliance's among them).

Do software engineers earn more than other roles at United Launch Alliance?

United Launch Alliance's roles for software engineers post a median $144k/yr, 18% above the $122k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (United Launch Alliance salaries compares every kind of work).

How does United Launch Alliance's pay for software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); United Launch Alliance's posted median, $144k/yr, is 6% 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 United Launch Alliance hire software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Centennial, CO (15) and Cape Canaveral, FL (1).