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The best space industry employers, ranked
Each scored on what applying there is worth, plus a boost for the ones that pay us a referral fee. Then every employer we track. Compare pay across every employer, see the highest-paying employers, or browse by kind of work.
The 41 best space industry employers right now
Ranked on one score: what applying is worth. For each of the 41 employers hiring on its job board today, the chance of being hired (from the people who applied there: who was hired, and who is still likely to be) times what its roles typically pay (from the rates its board states). An employer with little data of its own leans on the average of every employer, in proportion to how little it has. The score is that worth an hour times one plus a referral boost: from 20% to 100% more for an employer that pays us a referral fee when you join through our links, by what a visit there is worth to us, and nothing for the rest. Open a score to see every part of it, or compare all 41 on every figure.
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $154k/yr
Its 5 rates have a median of $173k, counted 47% against the average platform's $140k: $154k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $154k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $154k/yr
Its 123 rates have a median of $155k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $154k. 97% of its 127 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 97% x $154k + 3.1% x $140k = $154k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $136k/yr
Its 14 rates have a median of $59.8k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $76.5k. 5.6% of its 249 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 5.6% x $76.5k + 94% x $140k = $136k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $101k/yr
Its 183 rates have a median of $100k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $101k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $101k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $143k/yr
Its 29 rates have a median of $145k, counted 83% against the average platform's $140k: $144k. 78% of its 37 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 78% x $144k + 22% x $140k = $143k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $146k/yr
Its 3 rates have a median of $160k, counted 34% against the average platform's $140k: $146k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $146k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its 1 rate have a median of $160k, counted 15% against the average platform's $140k: $143k. 0.8% of its 118 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 0.8% x $143k + 99% x $140k = $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $132k/yr
Its 20 rates have a median of $130k, counted 78% against the average platform's $140k: $132k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $132k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $180k/yr
Its 16 rates have a median of $197k, counted 74% against the average platform's $140k: $180k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $180k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $159k/yr
Its 70 rates have a median of $165k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $163k. 84% of its 83 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 84% x $163k + 16% x $140k = $159k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $154k/yr
Its 175 rates have a median of $158k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $157k. 82% of its 213 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 82% x $157k + 18% x $140k = $154k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $132k/yr
Its 14 rates have a median of $128k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $132k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $132k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $152k/yr
Its 33 rates have a median of $165k, counted 85% against the average platform's $140k: $161k. 59% of its 58 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 59% x $161k + 41% x $140k = $152k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $163k/yr
Its 9 rates have a median of $180k, counted 61% against the average platform's $140k: $163k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $163k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $198k/yr
Its 139 rates have a median of $201k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $198k. 99% of its 140 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 99% x $198k + 0.7% x $140k = $198k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $144k/yr
Its 52 rates have a median of $145k, counted 90% against the average platform's $140k: $144k. 91% of its 57 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 91% x $144k + 8.8% x $140k = $144k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $175k/yr
Its 13 rates have a median of $198k, counted 69% against the average platform's $140k: $178k. 93% of its 14 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 93% x $178k + 7.1% x $140k = $175k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $138k/yr
Its 63 rates have a median of $136k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $136k. 62% of its 101 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 62% x $136k + 38% x $140k = $138k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $151k/yr
Its 18 rates have a median of $155k, counted 76% against the average platform's $140k: $151k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $151k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $117k/yr
Its 378 rates have a median of $116k, counted 99% against the average platform's $140k: $117k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $117k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $112k/yr
Its 344 rates have a median of $100k, counted 98% against the average platform's $140k: $101k. 71% of its 486 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 71% x $101k + 29% x $140k = $112k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $146k/yr
Its 8 rates have a median of $154k, counted 58% against the average platform's $140k: $148k. 73% of its 11 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 73% x $148k + 27% x $140k = $146k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $137k/yr
Its 1,281 rates have a median of $135k, counted 100% against the average platform's $140k: $135k. 56% of its 2,269 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 56% x $135k + 44% x $140k = $137k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $137k/yr
Its 14 rates have a median of $130k, counted 71% against the average platform's $140k: $133k. 44% of its 32 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 44% x $133k + 56% x $140k = $137k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its 11 rates have a median of $140k, counted 66% against the average platform's $140k: $140k. 92% of its 12 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 92% x $140k + 8.3% x $140k = $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $150k/yr
Its 69 rates have a median of $152k, counted 92% against the average platform's $140k: $151k. 93% of its 74 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 93% x $151k + 6.8% x $140k = $150k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its board states no hourly rate we can read, so it is the average platform's typical pay: $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $140k/yr
Its 48 rates have a median of $140k, counted 89% against the average platform's $140k: $140k. 24% of its 201 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 24% x $140k + 76% x $140k = $140k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $172k/yr
Its 8 rates have a median of $200k, counted 58% against the average platform's $140k: $172k. Every one of its roles states a rate: $172k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $119k/yr
Its 116 rates have a median of $118k, counted 95% against the average platform's $140k: $119k. 97% of its 119 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 97% x $119k + 2.5% x $140k = $119k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $154k/yr
Its 91 rates have a median of $160k, counted 94% against the average platform's $140k: $159k. 76% of its 119 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 76% x $159k + 24% x $140k = $154k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $114k/yr
Its 173 rates have a median of $112k, counted 97% against the average platform's $140k: $113k. 98% of its 177 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 98% x $113k + 2.3% x $140k = $114k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $132k/yr
Its 141 rates have a median of $130k, counted 96% against the average platform's $140k: $130k. 88% of its 161 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 88% x $130k + 12% x $140k = $132k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
- Chance accepted
- n/a
The outcomes of the people who applied could not be read.
- Expected pay
- $156k/yr
Its 43 rates have a median of $163k, counted 88% against the average platform's $140k: $160k. 83% of its 52 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 83% x $160k + 17% x $140k = $156k a year.
- Worth an hour
- n/a
Its chance or its pay could not be read.
Score: n/aIts worth a year could not be read, so it has no score.Compare all 41 employers on every figure
For an employer that pays us a referral fee, the chance is read from the people its own referral list shows us, step by step from application to hired; for any other, from the people who told us how far they got there. Someone still in progress counts as their chance of being hired yet, which falls the longer they have waited. Typical pay is read from the same rates as every pay figure on the site, and a role that states no rate counts at the average. How the ranking works.
Every space industry employer we track
Launch & propulsion
Building Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable rocket.
Launches, lands and operates space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond.
Builds the New Shepard and New Glenn rockets and the Blue Moon lunar lander.
Develops reusable spaceplanes and refuellable satellite propulsion.
Builds launch vehicles to give satellites access to space from Europe.
Designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.
American-built propulsion: liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors.
Builds reusable rockets that make access to space more reliable and routine.
Builds the Electron and Neutron launch vehicles and spacecraft and their components.
Spacecraft & stations
Designs, builds and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations.
Reusable infrastructure for space logistics and manufacturing.
Spacecraft for space domain awareness and in-space services.
Orbital transfer vehicles and in-space infrastructure services.
Making space a transportation layer for Earth.
Very-low-Earth-orbit satellites for high-resolution imagery.
The first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform.
Building the largest satellites in orbit.
Mass-manufacturing productized satellite platforms.
Satellite servicing spacecraft that dock with satellites in orbit.
Spacecraft and software for space security.
Building a commercial space station and the next generation of spacesuits.
Builds reusable, refuellable space capsules.
Defense, national security and space technology, including the Starlab space station.
Developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure.
Designs, builds and operates high-orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity.
Space data & services
A satellite network that connects Bluetooth devices directly to space.
Navigation infrastructure: centimeter-level positioning from low Earth orbit.
Space infrastructure that lets any organization fly a mission.
Software for operating satellites and space missions.
Software that helps teams plan and track complex operations.
Space operations intelligence and autonomy.
Phased-array ground stations that take space missions further, faster.
Space-based intelligence from real-time low-orbit satellite imagery.
On-orbit services: debris removal, life extension and inspection.
Synthetic-aperture radar satellites and the intelligence drawn from them.
An optical data-relay network in orbit for real-time data delivery.
Daily satellite imagery and insights about our changing planet.
Space-based intelligence for government, weather and climate, and aviation.
BlueBird satellites with broadband directly to standard smartphones.
Satellites that detect and geolocate radio-frequency signals.
Mission autonomy, edge processing and secure mission execution for national security space.
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