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SpaceX propulsion engineer salary

SpaceX posts for propulsion engineers, a median of across 22 open jobs that state their pay, $21k below the other employers post. Read from SpaceX's own job board.

The jobs themselves: SpaceX jobs · Propulsion engineer pay nationwide · About SpaceX

What propulsion engineers are paid at SpaceX

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

Median $130k a year. Middle half $112k to $132k. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted pay figures of 22 open jobs at SpaceX. Lowest posted $100k, highest $215k.

Posted on open jobs at SpaceX

$112k–$132k/yr

Middle half of the employer's 22 distinct posted rates, median $130k. 59% of the 37 open propulsion engineer jobs at SpaceX state pay.

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Every range SpaceX posts

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

SpaceX propulsion engineer pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
California$130k$100k–$215k21
Washington$133k$100k–$165k1

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

Against other employers

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

SpaceX

$130k/yr median

Middle half $112k–$132k, from 22 jobs stating pay.

33 other employers

$151k/yr median

Middle half $127k–$174k, from 179 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open propulsion engineer jobs at SpaceX

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SpaceX propulsion engineer salary: common questions

How much does SpaceX pay propulsion engineers?

SpaceX's open propulsion engineer jobs post $100k–$215k a year, a median of $130k over 22 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does SpaceX pay propulsion engineers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($130k) is $21k below the median of 33 other employers' rates for propulsion engineers ($151k, middle half $127k–$174k). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does SpaceX pay propulsion engineers the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Washington ($133k, 1 job) and California ($130k, 21 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 22 of 37 open propulsion engineer jobs at SpaceX (59%) state pay. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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). SpaceX propulsion engineer salary. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/propulsion-engineers/spacex

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