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Space Jobs for Program Managers

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 503 open roles for program and project managers on , including Muon Space, Umbra and Amazon Leo; typical pay across them is $139k to $242k a year (median $162k), topped by $948k a year advertised at Voyager Technologies.

See 228 roles for program and project managers
$139k–$242k/yrtypical paylive median $162k/yrup to $948k/yr at Voyager Technologies

Measured from 251 distinct posted rates, across 50 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 251 of the 503 listings open here post no pay at all.

Space companies hire program and project managers to deliver missions and vehicles on schedule and on budget, often under government contracts. Each listing here is re-verified on the employer's own job board once an hour.

Live roles for program and project managers

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 09:18 UTC

Showing the 228 roles that name years of experience, every country. See every role

Program control, scheduling and EVMS

39 open

Schedules, budgets and earned value: the numbers that tell a program where it stands.

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Program and project managers

189 open

Lead a mission, a vehicle program or a project from contract to delivery.

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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
Program control, scheduling and EVMS65$101k–$876k/yr$948k/yr
Program and project managers438$147k–$240k/yr$336k/yr

What the roles ask for

Drawn from the requirement lines of 252 out of 503 open roles for program and project managers, 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

16

Ask for a master's

186

Ask for at least a bachelor's

50

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience228
  • Name a security clearance51
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)29
  • Set a residency or work-authorization condition22
  • Ask for a professional license7
  • Ask for a certification4
  • Require programming (Python, C++, MATLAB and similar)3
  • Name a PMP certification2

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

Who hires program and project managers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space6$206k–$250k/yr
Umbra logoUmbra2$175k–$210k/yr
Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo68$74.2k–$263k/yr
Astrolab logoAstrolab1$110k–$145k/yr
Turion Space logoTurion Space1$225k–$250k/yr
Momentus logoMomentus1$180k–$215k/yr
E-Space logoE-Space5$120k–$210k/yr
LeoLabs logoLeoLabs2$230k–$250k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space1$145k–$205k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space7$110k–$250k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems3$110k–$175k/yr
Trinzic logoTrinzic1$134k–$200k/yr
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal2$125k–$210k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries3$101k–$190k/yr
Quindar logoQuindar2$120k–$175k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems logoBAE Systems Space & Mission Systems1$150k–$254k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital3$150k–$200k/yr
Apex logoApex1$160k–$190k/yr
Viasat logoViasat23$94.5k–$336k/yr
Skylo logoSkylo1$130k–$140k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space1$193k–$289k/yr
Impulse Space logoImpulse Space5$95k–$235k/yr
RTX logoRTX4$108k–$252k/yr
Capella Space logoCapella Space2$124k–$190k/yr
Planet logoPlanet7$127k–$179k/yr
HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 3601$170k–$200k/yr
Sophia Space logoSophia Space1$125k–$191k/yr
Vast logoVast4$123k–$190k/yr
CesiumAstro logoCesiumAstro14$113k–$236k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global2$90k–$130k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies23$82.5k–$948k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space6$96k–$271k/yr
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin73$112k–$204k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly5Not stated
GITAI logoGITAI1$125k–$165k/yr
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace5Not stated
The Aerospace Corporation logoThe Aerospace Corporation15Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space7Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE6Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company6Not stated
Eutelsat logoEutelsat4Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace4Not stated
Telesat logoTelesat4Not stated
European Space Agency (ESA) logoEuropean Space Agency (ESA)3Not stated
Exotrail logoExotrail3Not stated
OHB logoOHB3Not stated
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) logoSurrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)3Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale2Not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg logoRocket Factory Augsburg2Not stated
Star Catcher logoStar Catcher2Not stated
Thales Alenia Space logoThales Alenia Space2Not stated
Airbus Defence and Space logoAirbus Defence and Space1Not stated
Constellr logoConstellr1Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace1Not stated
Elveo Mobile logoElveo Mobile1Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications1Not stated
Leaf Space logoLeaf Space1Not stated
Sidus Space logoSidus Space1Not stated
SpaceWorks Enterprises logoSpaceWorks Enterprises1Not stated
Venus Aerospace logoVenus Aerospace1Not stated
Intuitive Machines logoIntuitive Machines1Not stated
SES logoSES4Not stated
Northrop Grumman logoNorthrop Grumman15$84.1k–$229k/yr
L3Harris logoL3Harris1$107k–$198k/yr
Katalyst Space Technologies logoKatalyst Space Technologies1$120k–$160k/yr
ispace logoispace2Not stated
Boeing logoBoeing7$101k–$228k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX42$80k–$280k/yr
General Dynamics Mission Systems logoGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems1$169k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile10Not stated
Mission Control Space Services logoMission Control Space Services1Not stated
Vantor logoVantor6$90k–$220k/yr
SEAKR Engineering logoSEAKR Engineering1$130k–$180k/yr
Virgin Galactic logoVirgin Galactic2$81.7k–$186k/yr
Blue Canyon Technologies logoBlue Canyon Technologies2Not stated
Terran Orbital logoTerran Orbital1$130k–$175k/yr
United Launch Alliance logoUnited Launch Alliance5Not stated
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab14$125k–$263k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory logoNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory1$147k–$185k/yr
Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin8$49.5k–$195k/yr
Lunar Outpost logoLunar Outpost2$49.9k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major7$82.2k–$163k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis6$60.3k–$205k/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.

Where these roles are posted

The US states with the most open roles for program and project managers, 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 program and project managers earn in the space industry?

Going by the 251 distinct salaries currently posted for roles for program and project managers (each put on a full-time year), the typical range is $139k–$242k/yr and the median is $162k/yr. The top posted figure is $948k/yr, at Voyager Technologies. 251 of the 503 open roles for program and project managers state no pay, so check each listing.

Do I need a PMP?

Some roles ask for one; most ask instead for years of program or engineering experience, and many for an engineering degree. Every posting spells out its exact requirements and work site, so read each one. Of the 252 open roles for program and project managers whose requirements we read, 16 a master's, 186 at least a bachelor's and 50 name no degree.

What does a program or project manager do at a space company?

A program or project manager at a space company runs the delivery of a mission, vehicle or project: the schedule, the budget, the risks and the customer, across engineering, production and suppliers. Program control roles keep the schedules, costs and earned value behind it.

How do space companies hire program and project managers?

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.

Are these jobs real?

Every role here is read from a space employer's own careers page or job board (Muon Space, Umbra, Amazon Leo and Astrolab 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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