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Varda Space Industries Mechanical Engineer Salary

Varda Space Industries's 18 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $160k/yr, typically $136k–$251k/yr, from 15 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 mechanical engineers: level with it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Varda Space Industries: 10% above it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Varda Space Industries's postings: 54% above it
Highest posted top
$263k/yr
Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Thermal Protection Systems)

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 mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op3Too few figures
Level II4$141k/yr$136k–$173k/yr
Senior6$160k/yr$160k–$203k/yr
Principal or fellow3$222k/yr$215k–$263k/yr
Title names no level2Too few figures

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, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Varda Space Industries pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Varda Space Industries pay mechanical engineers?

Varda Space Industries's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $160k/yr, typically $136k–$251k/yr, from 15 distinct pay figures in 15 of its 18 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 (Thermal Protection Systems).

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

By the level each title names: level II: a median $141k/yr (4 roles); senior: a median $160k/yr (6 roles); principal or fellow: a median $222k/yr (3 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 mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Varda Space Industries's median, $160k/yr, is 10% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Varda Space Industries's among them).

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

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

How does Varda Space Industries's pay for mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Varda Space Industries's posted median, $160k/yr, is 54% 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 Varda Space Industries hire mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in El Segundo, CA (18).