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Ursa Major Propulsion Engineer Salary

Ursa Major's 17 open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $126k/yr, typically $104k–$171k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Ursa Major role
median $118k/yr
Ursa Major's propulsion engineers: 7% above it
Propulsion engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Ursa Major: 13% below it
All US aerospace engineers, May 2025
median $135k/yr
Ursa Major's postings: 7% below it
Highest posted top
$190k/yr
Staff Thermal-Fluids Analysis Engineer

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.

Ursa Major propulsion engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II4$102k/yr$100k–$116k/yr
Senior6$136k/yr$128k–$152k/yr
Staff4$155k/yr$146k–$187k/yr
Title names no level3$90k/yr$90k–$112k/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 Ursa Major hires propulsion engineers

  • Berthoud, CO16 roles, median $123k/yr
  • United States1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC

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Questions about Ursa Major pay for propulsion engineers

How much does Ursa Major pay propulsion engineers?

Ursa Major's open roles for propulsion engineers post a median $126k/yr, typically $104k–$171k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures in 17 of its 17 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 $190k/yr, for Staff Thermal-Fluids Analysis Engineer.

What does Ursa Major pay propulsion engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $102k/yr (4 roles); senior: a median $136k/yr (6 roles); staff: a median $155k/yr (4 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Ursa Major pay propulsion engineers more than other space companies?

Ursa Major's median, $126k/yr, is 13% below the $145k/yr median of the 530 open roles for propulsion engineers at every space company we read (Ursa Major's among them).

Do propulsion engineers earn more than other roles at Ursa Major?

Ursa Major's roles for propulsion engineers post a median $126k/yr, 7% above the $118k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Ursa Major salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Ursa Major's pay for propulsion engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of aerospace engineers at $135k/yr (May 2025); Ursa Major's posted median, $126k/yr, is 7% below 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 Ursa Major hire propulsion engineers?

Its open roles for propulsion engineers are in Berthoud, CO (16) and United States (1).