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Viasat RF or Communications Engineer Salary

Viasat's 14 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $183k/yr, typically $122k–$277k/yr, from 13 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Viasat role
median $156k/yr
Viasat's RF and communications engineers: 17% above it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $174k/yr
Viasat: 5% above it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
Viasat's postings: 41% above it
Highest posted top
$336k/yr
Principal Communications 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.

Viasat RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior2Too few figures
Lead2Too few figures
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Director, head or vice president1Too few figures
Title names no level8$139k/yr$122k–$224k/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 Viasat hires RF and communications engineers

  • Tempe, AZ7 roles, median $183k/yr
  • Carlsbad, CA6 roles, median $183k/yr
  • Georgia4 roles, median $169k/yr
  • Germantown, MD2 roles
  • Arizona1 role
  • California1 role
  • Colorado1 role
  • Independence, OH1 role

Open Viasat roles for RF and communications engineers, highest pay first

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC

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Questions about Viasat pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does Viasat pay RF and communications engineers?

Viasat's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $183k/yr, typically $122k–$277k/yr, from 13 distinct pay figures in 14 of its 14 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 $336k/yr, for Principal Communications Engineer.

Does Viasat pay RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

Viasat's median, $183k/yr, is 5% above the $174k/yr median of the 575 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (Viasat's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at Viasat?

Viasat's roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $183k/yr, 17% above the $156k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Viasat salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Viasat's pay for RF and communications engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electronics engineers, except computer at $130k/yr (May 2025); Viasat's posted median, $183k/yr, is 41% 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 Viasat hire RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Tempe, AZ (7), Carlsbad, CA (6), Georgia (4), Germantown, MD (2) and Arizona (1). By place, they post a median of $183k/yr in Tempe, AZ, $183k/yr in Carlsbad, CA and $169k/yr in Georgia.