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Space Jobs for Lawyers and Contracts Managers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 141 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals on , including Muon Space, Array Labs and Hubble Network; typical pay across them is $118k to $281k a year (median $153k), topped by $350k a year advertised at Hubble Network.

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$118k–$281k/yrtypical paylive median $153k/yrup to $350k/yr at Hubble Network

Measured from 80 distinct posted rates, across 35 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 44 of the 141 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory specialists to win and run government contracts, license their launches and satellites, and advise on their deals. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC

Showing the 113 roles posted for United States. See every role

Contracts managers and administrators

52 open

Negotiate and run the contracts space companies win, many of them with NASA, the Space Force and other governments.

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Licensing, spectrum and regulatory affairs

10 open

Win the launch, spectrum and satellite licences a company needs, and argue its case with regulators.

Counsel and legal teams

51 open

Advise on commercial deals, employment, export control, investments and litigation.

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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
Contracts managers and administrators67$115k–$212k/yr$340k/yr
Licensing, spectrum and regulatory affairs16$136k–$249k/yr$285k/yr
Counsel and legal teams58$167k–$300k/yr$350k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 70 out of 141 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory 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

2

Ask for a master's

28

Ask for at least a bachelor's

40

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience54
  • Name bar admission or a law degree29
  • Name a security clearance16
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)7
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition5
  • Ask for a professional license4
  • Ask for a certification2

Where a posting states years of experience, the median ask is 7 years.

Who hires lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space1$104k/yr
Array Labs logoArray Labs1$265k–$280k/yr
Hubble Network logoHubble Network1$250k–$350k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo5$92.4k–$187k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly5$120k–$250k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space3$120k–$180k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs1$222k–$237k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space1$163k–$245k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems1$101k–$172k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries1$155k–$175k/yr
Viasat logoViasat4$89k–$285k/yr
Skylo logoSkylo1$135k–$155k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin1$198k–$277k/yr
Astra logoAstra1Not stated
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space1$175k–$215k/yr
Planet logoPlanet2Not stated
BlackSky logoBlackSky2$75k–$250k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global2Not stated
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies5$130k–$165k/yr
Northwood Space logoNorthwood Space1$147k–$208k/yr
GITAI logoGITAI1$160k–$210k/yr
Boeing logoBoeing1$118k–$160k/yr
Sierra Space logoSierra Space2$90.5k–$159k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space1$186k–$278k/yr
Vast logoVast2$164k–$337k/yr
OHB logoOHB5Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space3Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation2Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space2Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat2Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications2Not stated
ArianeGroup logoArianeGroup1Not stated
CNES (French space agency) logoCNES (French space agency)1Not stated
HyImpulse logoHyImpulse1Not stated
MaiaSpace logoMaiaSpace1Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg1Not stated
Sidus Space logoSidus Space1Not stated
Telespazio logoTelespazio1Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company1Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace1Not stated
SES logoSES1Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines1Not stated
SpaceX logoSpaceX29$85k–$340k/yr
ispace logoispace2$58.2k–$200k/yr
Vantor logoVantor1$98k–$130k/yr
Blue Canyon Technologies logoBlue Canyon Technologies2Not stated
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance2$155k–$336k/yr
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman14$75.8k–$220k/yr
Iridium logoIridium1$105k–$140k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab3$108k–$285k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)3$106k–$205k/yr
Amentum logoAmentum3$65.9k–$105k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost1Not stated
Teledyne logoTeledyne2$96.6k–$129k/yr
US Space Force logoUS Space Force2$34.8k–$197k/yr
Moog logoMoog1$225k–$265k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis1$115k–$160k/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.

Lawyer, Contracts Manager or Regulatory Professional salary by employer

What each employer's own postings pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals, by level and by site, with every role and its posted pay.

How each employer checks you

For every employer currently hiring lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory 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 Leo5 open
Assessment
Amazon's interview loop. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin1 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space3 open
Assessment
Airbus interviews and role tests. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman14 open
Assessment
The recruiter screening and team interviews. How to apply
Interview
Interview
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)3 open
Assessment
No general test published. How to apply
Interview
None published
US Space Force logoUS Space Force2 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 lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory 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.

Students and recent graduates: 6 open space internships for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals earn in the space industry?

Going by the 80 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $118k–$281k/yr and the median is $153k/yr. The top posted figure is $350k/yr, at Hubble Network. 44 of the 141 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals state no pay, so check each listing.

Do space contracts roles need a law degree?

Counsel roles ask for a law degree and bar admission; contracts manager and administrator roles usually ask for a degree and years of government or commercial contracts experience instead, often with the federal acquisition rules (FAR and DFARS). Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 70 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals whose requirements we read, 2 a master's, 28 at least a bachelor's and 40 name no degree.

What does a lawyer, contracts manager or regulatory professional do at a space company?

A legal professional at a space company works where the business meets the law: contracts managers negotiate and administer government and commercial contracts, regulatory specialists win launch, satellite and spectrum licences, and counsel advise on deals, employment, export control and disputes.

How do space companies hire lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory 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 lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory 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, Array Labs, Hubble Network 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.

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