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Varda Space Industries Manufacturing Engineer Salary

Varda Space Industries's 23 open roles for manufacturing engineers post a median $172k/yr, typically $146k–$263k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Varda Space Industries role
median $160k/yr
Varda Space Industries's manufacturing engineers: 8% above it
Manufacturing engineers at every space company
median $137k/yr
Varda Space Industries: 26% above it
Highest posted top
$263k/yr
Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Propulsion)

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.

Varda Space Industries manufacturing engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op2Too few figures
Level II7$146k/yr$146k–$173k/yr
Senior7$172k/yr$172k–$203k/yr
Principal or fellow7$222k/yr$222k–$263k/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.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 02:02 UTC

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Questions about Varda Space Industries pay for manufacturing engineers

How much does Varda Space Industries pay manufacturing engineers?

Varda Space Industries's open roles for manufacturing engineers post a median $172k/yr, typically $146k–$263k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures in 21 of its 23 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 $263k/yr, for Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Propulsion).

What does Varda Space Industries pay manufacturing engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $146k/yr (7 roles); senior: a median $172k/yr (7 roles); principal or fellow: a median $222k/yr (7 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Varda Space Industries pay manufacturing engineers more than other space companies?

Varda Space Industries's median, $172k/yr, is 26% above the $137k/yr median of the 837 open roles for manufacturing engineers at every space company we read (Varda Space Industries's among them).

Do manufacturing engineers earn more than other roles at Varda Space Industries?

Varda Space Industries's roles for manufacturing engineers post a median $172k/yr, 8% above the $160k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Varda Space Industries salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does Varda Space Industries hire manufacturing engineers?

Its open roles for manufacturing engineers are in El Segundo, CA (23).