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Vast is developing next-generation space stations (Haven-1 and Haven-2) and space infrastructure, in its own words with an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach. It hires mostly in Long Beach, California.

$90.5k–$160k/yr

Typical pay, live

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 174 open Vast roles; typical pay across them is $90.5k to $160k a year (median $112k).

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About Vast

Developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure. It pays $90.5k–$160k/yr typically (median $112k/yr).

Hiring now, with pay we measure from its own live feed
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174 open roles on Vast, independently checked 30 Oct 2026.

Getting paid

Paid as an employee on Vast's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).

Who can apply

Long Beach, Hawthorne and Mojave, CA

What Vast pays

From current postings · as of 30 Oct 2026
$90.5k–$160k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $112k/yr, taken across 170 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $39.5k/yr and as high as $189k/yr.

Measured from 170 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 4 of the 174 listings open here post no pay at all.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Programs & Business31$95k–$163k/yr
Technicians29$47.8k–$114k/yr
Systems & Test27$96.4k–$151k/yr
Mechanical22$112k–$162k/yr
Quality18$93.7k–$162k/yr
Avionics14$112k–$153k/yr
Software & IT14$123k–$168k/yr
Propulsion6$110k–$133k/yr
Supply Chain6$76.7k–$96.9k/yr
Flight Software4$160k–$180k/yr
Launch & Ops2$112k–$151k/yr2 rates
RF & Payloads1$121k/yr1 rate

Best-paid Vast openings today

All 174 by pay

“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 Vast hires for

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Mechanical, Structures & Thermal22 open hereSystems, Integration & Test27 open hereManufacturing & Technicians29 open hereAvionics & Electrical14 open hereLaunch & Mission Operations2 open here

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What our research measures about Vast

Read from the open postings on 2026-10-29 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Vast do?

Developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure.

How much does Vast pay?

Openings at Vast pay $90.5k–$160k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $112k/yr. We take both from the 170 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $39.5k/yr; the highest is $189k/yr.

What is it like to work at Vast?

Vast pays $90.5k–$160k/yr typically (median $112k/yr).

Which locations does Vast hire in?

Long Beach, Hawthorne and Mojave, CA

Vast compared, head to head

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