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Space Jobs for Recruiters and HR Professionals

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 229 open roles for recruiters and HR professionals on , including Muon Space, Outpost and Astrolab; typical pay across them is $94.8k to $196k a year (median $122k), topped by $330k a year advertised at Northrop Grumman.

See 194 roles for recruiters and HR professionals
$94.8k–$196k/yrtypical paylive median $122k/yrup to $330k/yr at Northrop Grumman

Measured from 136 distinct posted rates, across 37 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 89 of the 229 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire recruiters and HR professionals to find the engineers and technicians they grow on, and to look after the people they hire. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for recruiters and HR professionals

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 11:02 UTC

Showing the 194 roles posted for United States. See every role

Recruiters and sourcers

121 open

Find and hire the engineers, technicians and operators a space company grows on: technical recruiting, sourcing and coordination.

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Compensation and benefits

10 open

Pay, equity and benefits for engineers and production teams.

HR business partners and employee relations

55 open

Advise teams and managers, handle employee relations and run people operations.

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Before you apply

Space hardware is built, tested and flown in person, so many roles name a factory, a test site, a launch site or a control room, and each listing states its location. US roles that touch export-controlled technology (ITAR or EAR) can ask that you be a U.S. person, and some ask for a security clearance. A real employer never charges you to apply, never interviews you only by chat app and never asks you to buy equipment.

Pay by specialty

Every specialty gets its typical band from its own open roles, computed by the same method as the rest of the site (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top). A specialty is listed once three or more distinct rates have been posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Recruiters and sourcers134$100k–$177k/yr$289k/yr
Compensation and benefits12$101k–$181k/yr$197k/yr
Learning and talent development13$110k–$182k/yr$220k/yr
HR business partners and employee relations69$90.6k–$219k/yr$330k/yr
HR professionals1Too few ratesNot stated

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 155 out of 229 open roles for recruiters and HR professionals, the same lines each role's pop-up quotes from its posting. Each role is counted once, at the lowest degree it will accept.

0

Ask for a PhD

1

Ask for a master's

101

Ask for at least a bachelor's

53

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience122
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)22
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition18
  • Ask for a certification3
  • Name a security clearance2
  • Ask for a professional license1
  • Name an HR certification (SHRM, PHR, CIPD)1

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 5 years.

Who hires recruiters and HR professionals in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space4$83.2k–$214k/yr
Outpost logoOutpost1Not stated
Astrolab logoAstrolab3$115k–$160k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo1$82.7k–$126k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly5$68.6k–$170k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space2$90k–$110k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs1Not stated
Stoke Space logoStoke Space4$100k–$196k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space1$134k–$195k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space5$62.4k–$170k/yr
Apex logoApex1$104k–$177k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems1Not stated
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries1$90k–$120k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital3$120k–$150k/yr
Viasat logoViasat3$40k–$156k/yr
Skylo logoSkylo1Not stated
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin16$112k–$263k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space1$165k–$195k/yr
Quantum Space logoQuantum Space1$125k–$146k/yr
Planet logoPlanet2$232k–$289k/yr
BlackSky logoBlackSky2$72.8k–$120k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro12$71.5k–$132k/yr
Reflect Orbital logoReflect Orbital1$80k–$170k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global2$72k–$90k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies2$85k–$100k/yr
GITAI logoGITAI2$45.8k–$181k/yr
Sierra Space logoSierra Space2Not stated
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space5$70.5k–$182k/yr
Vast logoVast13$54.1k–$275k/yr
ICEYE logoICEYE6Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace6Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space5Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation2Not stated
ArianeGroup logoArianeGroup2Not stated
Star Catcher logoStar Catcher2Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space1Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat1Not stated
Foundational logoFoundational1Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse1Not stated
OHB logoOHB1Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg1Not stated
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) logoSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)1Not stated
Synspective logoSynspective1Not stated
Telesat logoTelesat1Not stated
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space1Not stated
SES logoSES3$75k–$150k/yr
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines3Not stated
SpaceX logoSpaceX55$56.2k–$215k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris3$132k–$245k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile3Not stated
Vantor logoVantor2$62k–$215k/yr
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance1$48k–$78.9k/yr
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman1$220k–$330k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic2$81.7k–$203k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab9$52k–$155k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)4$87.6k–$164k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major2$62.4k–$106k/yr
US Space Force logoUS Space Force3$50.8k–$144k/yr
Moog logoMoog1$105k–$140k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis6$91k–$155k/yr

Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Recruiter or HR Professional salary by employer

What each employer's own postings pay recruiters and HR professionals, by level and by site, with every role and its posted pay.

How each employer checks you

For every employer currently hiring recruiters and HR professionals: its process as its own hiring guide describes it, each line with its source. The complete steps sit on that employer's page. Sorted by the expected value of an application (acceptance odds times posted pay). A referral agreement, if an employer has one, can raise it in this order but never changes the salary it offers.

Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo1 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin16 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space1 open
Assessment
Airbus interviews and role tests. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space1 open
Assessment
Thales interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman1 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)4 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
US Space Force logoUS Space Force3 open
Assessment
The qualification review and interview. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Credentials
Add the documents the announcement asks for, such as academic transcripts or military documents like your DD-214. Source

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for recruiters and HR professionals, and the roles posted for a single country. A place name leads to its own page, and a country's count lists the matching roles.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do recruiters and HR professionals earn in the space industry?

Going by the 136 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for recruiters and HR professionals (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $94.8k–$196k/yr and the median is $122k/yr. The top posted figure is $330k/yr, at Northrop Grumman. 89 of the 229 open roles for recruiters and HR professionals state no pay, so check each listing.

Do space recruiting roles need a technical background?

Most technical recruiter roles ask for years of recruiting, often for engineering, manufacturing or cleared roles, rather than an engineering degree; HR roles ask for HR experience and sometimes a certification such as SHRM. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 155 open roles for recruiters and HR professionals whose requirements we read, 1 a master's, 101 at least a bachelor's and 53 name no degree.

What does a recruiter or HR professional do at a space company?

A recruiter at a space company finds and hires engineers, technicians and operators, often for roles that are export-controlled or need a security clearance. HR professionals advise teams and managers, run compensation, benefits and employee relations, and train the workforce.

How do space companies hire recruiters and HR professionals?

Each employer runs its own hiring, and each listing says what it asks for: the degree or the hands-on experience, the location, and for export-controlled work in the US, often U.S. person status. Of the employers hiring recruiters and HR professionals now, US Space Force says it checks credentials such as degrees. The section on how each employer checks you quotes each guide with its source.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Outpost, Astrolab and Amazon Leo among them), and each employer's page here covers who they are and how they hire. A real employer never charges you to apply, never asks you to buy equipment and never interviews you only by chat app.

Which space companies pay recruiters and HR professionals the most?

Of the 3 employers whose postings for recruiters and HR professionals state enough pay for a figure, the highest medians are Blue Origin ($148k/yr), Vast ($126k/yr) and SpaceX ($118k/yr). A median is of what each employer's open roles post today, by the same formula for every employer.

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