Manufacturing engineer salary
Space employers offer manufacturing engineers a median of $137k a year, and the middle half of their postings sits at $120k–$161k. That comes from 322 jobs at 43 employers whose own postings name a salary.
- 25th percentile$120,000/hr
- Median (50th)$137,000/hr
- 75th percentile$160,750/hr
- Distinct posted rates322
- Jobs stating an hourly rate322
- Employers43
The median is the middle of the 322 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $120,000–$160,750 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$120,000/hr
- Median (50th)$137,000/hr
- 75th percentile$160,750/hr
- Distinct posted rates322
- Jobs stating an hourly rate322
- Employers43
The median is the middle of the 322 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $120,000–$160,750 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$137,000
- Hours in a full-time year2,080
- The same per hour, full time$65.87/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.
- SpaceX47 jobs
- Relativity Space34 jobs
- Varda Space Industries23 jobs
- Lockheed Martin23 jobs
- K2 Space21 jobs
- Amazon Leo18 jobs
- Northrop Grumman18 jobs
- Impulse Space16 jobs
- Vast15 jobs
- Rocket Lab14 jobs
Jobs stating pay, the employers with the most first: 229 at the 10 shown and 93 at 33 other employers, 322 in all.
The jobs themselves: Manufacturing engineer jobs
What manufacturing engineers 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 $137k a year. Middle half $120k to $161k. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 322 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $137k. 61% of the 527 open manufacturing engineer jobs state pay.
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Manufacturing engineer pay by employer
What each employer posts for manufacturing engineers, 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.
Manufacturing engineer 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 | $141k | $130k–$163k | n/a | 205 |
| Washington | $140k | $134k–$167k | n/a | 30 |
| Maryland | $134k | $116k–$160k | n/a | 8 |
| Colorado | $128k | $110k–$159k | n/a | 31 |
| Florida | $115k | $100k–$137k | n/a | 16 |
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 manufacturing engineer jobs
The current postings with the highest stated salaries, no more than two per employer.
$181,913–$262,763/yr- $181,913–$262,763/yr
$181,626–$254,275/yr- $181,626–$254,275/yr
$175,000–$244,000/yr
$170,000–$245,000/yr
$145,100–$269,500/yr
$160,000–$240,000/yr
$175,000–$220,000/yr- $180,000–$210,000/yr
$175,000–$215,000/yr
$163,400–$221,000/yr
Every open job: Manufacturing engineer jobs
Questions about manufacturing engineer pay in space
What do space companies pay manufacturing engineers?
Postings that state a salary put the median at $137k a year and the middle half at $120k–$161k, across 322 postings from 43 employers (one employer's repeated posting counted once). Full time, the median is about $65.87/hr an hour.
Where do manufacturing engineers earn the most?
Ranked by the median salary in each state's postings: California ($141k), Washington ($140k) and Maryland ($134k) come first, Florida ($115k), Colorado ($128k) and Maryland ($134k) last. A state's own salary page splits its figure by town and employer.
Which space companies pay manufacturing engineers the most?
Of the employers that state a salary on at least 5 postings: Blue Origin ($185k), Varda Space Industries ($172k) and K2 Space ($158k). The employer table covers the 40 with the most postings that state pay.
Where do these figures come from?
From the salaries in space companies' own postings, read every night: 322 of 527 current manufacturing engineer postings (61%) 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.
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). Manufacturing engineer salary. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/manufacturing-engineers