Pay from Virgin Galactic's own postings
Virgin Galactic Mechanical Engineer Salary
Virgin Galactic's 12 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $164k/yr, typically $150k–$245k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Highest posted top
- $269k/yr
- Specialist Engineer, Loads & Dynamics
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.
Virgin Galactic mechanical engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry, associate or level I | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 3 | $136k/yr | $136k–$164k/yr |
| Senior | 3 | $164k/yr | $164k–$198k/yr |
| Senior manager | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 4 | $203k/yr | $203k–$265k/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 Virgin Galactic hires mechanical engineers
- Truth or Consequences, NM5 roles, median $164k/yr
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ4 roles, median $169k/yr
- Tustin, CA3 roles, median $204k/yr
Open Virgin Galactic roles for mechanical engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC
Specialist Engineer, Loads & Dynamics (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Tustin, California, United States· 2d agoDetails
$176,598–$269,442/yrSpecialist Engineer, Stress (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, United States· 2d agoDetails
$160,544–$244,948/yrSpecialist Engineer, Stress (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States· 2d agoDetails
$160,544–$244,948/yrSpecialist Engineer, Structures Design (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, United States· 1d agoDetails
$160,544–$244,948/yrSr. Manager, Stress Engineering (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Tustin, California, United States· 2d agoDetails
$166,154–$240,923/yrSr. Engineer, Mechanical Systems (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Systems & Test · Tustin, California, United States· 2d agoDetails
$130,028–$198,302/yrSr. Mechanical Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States· 1d agoDetails
$130,028–$198,302/yrSr. Stress Engineer (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States· 2d agoDetails
$130,028–$198,302/yrEngineer II, Stress (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, United States· 2d agoDetails
$107,301–$163,699/yrEngineer II, Structures Design (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona, United States· 1d agoDetails
$107,301–$163,699/yrStress Engineer II (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States· 2d agoDetails
$163,699/yrStress Engineer I (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Mechanical · Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States· 2d agoDetails
$93,387–$135,508/yr
More Virgin Galactic salaries by profession
Mechanical Engineer salaries at other space companies
- Blue Origin, median $145k/yr
- SpaceX, median $130k/yr
- Lockheed Martin, median $137k/yr
- Relativity Space, median $155k/yr
- Northrop Grumman, median $130k/yr
- Rocket Lab, median $134k/yr
- K2 Space, median $158k/yr
- Vast, median $141k/yr
- Amazon Leo, median $160k/yr
- Sierra Space, median $110k/yr
- Varda Space Industries, median $160k/yr
- CesiumAstro, median $154k/yr
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Questions about Virgin Galactic pay for mechanical engineers
How much does Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers?
Virgin Galactic's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $164k/yr, typically $150k–$245k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures in 12 of its 12 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 $269k/yr, for Specialist Engineer, Loads & Dynamics.
What does Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: level II: a median $136k/yr (3 roles); senior: a median $164k/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 Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers more than other space companies?
Virgin Galactic's median, $164k/yr, is 13% above the $145k/yr median of the 1,111 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Virgin Galactic's among them).
Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Virgin Galactic?
Virgin Galactic's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $164k/yr, 25% above the $131k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Virgin Galactic salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Virgin Galactic'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); Virgin Galactic's posted median, $164k/yr, is 58% 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 Virgin Galactic hire mechanical engineers?
Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Truth or Consequences, NM (5), Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (4) and Tustin, CA (3). By place, they post a median of $164k/yr in Truth or Consequences, NM, $169k/yr in Phoenix-Mesa, AZ and $204k/yr in Tustin, CA.