HR professional salary
Space employers offer recruiters and HR professionals a median of $125k a year, and the middle half of their postings sits at $104k–$145k. That comes from 73 jobs at 31 employers whose own postings name a salary.
- 25th percentile$104,400/hr
- Median (50th)$125,317.50/hr
- 75th percentile$145,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates73
- Jobs stating an hourly rate73
- Employers31
The median is the middle of the 73 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $104,400–$145,000 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- 25th percentile$104,400/hr
- Median (50th)$125,317.50/hr
- 75th percentile$145,000/hr
- Distinct posted rates73
- Jobs stating an hourly rate73
- Employers31
The median is the middle of the 73 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $104,400–$145,000 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- Median posted pay, a year$125,300
- Hours in a full-time year2,080
- The same per hour, full time$60.25/hr
Every figure here is a year's pay: a job that posts pay counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks). Rounded to the nearest $100.
- Vast9 jobs
- SpaceX6 jobs
- Rocket Lab6 jobs
- Varda Space Industries5 jobs
- K2 Space5 jobs
- True Anomaly4 jobs
- Muon Space3 jobs
- Astrolab3 jobs
- Stoke Space3 jobs
- Relativity Space3 jobs
Jobs stating pay, the employers with the most first: 47 at the 10 shown and 26 at 21 other employers, 73 in all.
The jobs themselves: HR professional jobs
What recruiters and HR professionals are paid
How many postings fall in each salary step, a range counted at its midpoint; the darker bars are the middle half of what employers offer.
Median $125k a year. Middle half $104k to $145k. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 73 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $125k. 56% of the 130 open HR professional jobs state pay.
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HR professional pay by employer
What each employer posts for recruiters and HR professionals, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
HR professional pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state pay, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
| State | Median posted | Middle half | BLS median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $130k | $110k–$146k | n/a | 48 |
| Colorado | $113k | $90k–$143k | n/a | 9 |
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (latest release).
Best-paid open HR professional jobs
The current postings with the highest stated salaries, no more than two per employer.
$220,100–$330,100/yr
$231,500–$289,400/yr
$184,000–$275,000/yr
$187,923–$263,092/yr
$193,000–$214,000/yr
$131,500–$244,500/yr
$161,000–$215,000/yr- $173,000–$191,000/yr
$165,000–$195,000/yr
$126,900–$203,075/yr
$134,000–$195,000/yr
$122,000–$182,000/yr
Every open job: HR professional jobs
Questions about HR professional pay in space
What do space companies pay recruiters and HR professionals?
Postings that state a salary put the median at $125k a year and the middle half at $104k–$145k, across 73 postings from 31 employers (one employer's repeated posting counted once). Full time, the median is about $60.25/hr an hour.
Which space companies pay recruiters and HR professionals the most?
Of the employers that state a salary on at least 5 postings: Varda Space Industries ($147k), K2 Space ($130k) and SpaceX ($121k). The employer table covers the 31 with the most postings that state pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the salaries in space companies' own postings, read every night: 73 of 130 current HR professional postings (56%) state one. Nothing is estimated for a posting without pay, "up to" ceilings are set aside, and an hourly rate counts as 2,080 hours.
Salaries in programs & business
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now: salaries stated in space companies' own postings, read every night, published 7 Nov 2026
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). HR professional salary. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/hr-professionals