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Virgin Galactic mechanical engineer salary

Virgin Galactic posts for mechanical engineers, a median of across 11 open jobs that state their pay, $16.2k above the other employers post. Read from Virgin Galactic's own job board.

The jobs themselves: Virgin Galactic jobs · Mechanical engineer pay nationwide · About Virgin Galactic

What mechanical engineers are paid at Virgin Galactic

Each bar counts the open jobs posting pay in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $164k a year. Middle half $150k to $203k. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted pay figures of 11 open jobs at Virgin Galactic. Lowest posted $93.4k, highest $269k.

Posted on open jobs at Virgin Galactic

$150k–$203k/yr

Middle half of the employer's 11 distinct posted rates, median $164k. 100% of the 11 open mechanical engineer jobs at Virgin Galactic state pay.

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Every range Virgin Galactic posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

Virgin Galactic mechanical engineer pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
New Mexico$164k$93.4k–$245k5
California$203k$130k–$269k4
Arizona$136k$107k–$245k3

A state's name opens what every employer posts for mechanical engineers there, when enough do.

Against other employers

Virgin Galactic's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for mechanical engineers (each of their advertised ranges once).

Virgin Galactic

$164k/yr median

Middle half $150k–$203k, from 11 jobs stating pay.

61 other employers

$148k/yr median

Middle half $130k–$174k, from 513 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open mechanical engineer jobs at Virgin Galactic

Its open jobs posting the highest pay figures tonight.

Virgin Galactic mechanical engineer salary: common questions

How much does Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers?

Virgin Galactic's open mechanical engineer jobs post $93.4k–$269k a year, a median of $164k over 11 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($164k) is $16.2k above the median of 61 other employers' rates for mechanical engineers ($148k, middle half $130k–$174k). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does Virgin Galactic pay mechanical engineers the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: California ($203k, 4 jobs), New Mexico ($164k, 5 jobs) and Arizona ($136k, 3 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 11 of 11 open mechanical engineer jobs at Virgin Galactic (100%) state pay. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at Virgin Galactic

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the pay times 2,080 hours.
  1. SpaceJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026

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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Virgin Galactic mechanical engineer salary. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/mechanical-engineers/virgin-galactic

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