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Space Jobs for Program Managers

, SpaceIndustry.jobs lists 279 open roles for program and project managers on , including Muon Space, Turion Space and Momentus; their typical pay runs $125k to $250k a year, with a median of $148k, and the highest advertised rate is $310k a year at Voyager Technologies.

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$125k–$250k/yrtypical paylive median $148k/yrup to $310k/yr at Voyager Technologies

Measured from 104 distinct posted rates, across 25 employers, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 174 of the 279 open roles here state no pay.

Space companies hire program and project managers to deliver missions and vehicles on schedule and on budget, often under government contracts. Every role is checked against its employer's job board every hour.

Live roles for program and project managers

Updated 29 Oct 2026, 13:40 UTC

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Program control, scheduling and EVMS

49 open

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

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Program and project managers

230 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

Each specialty's typical pay is measured over its own open roles the way every band on this site is (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), and shown only where at least three distinct rates are posted.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Program control, scheduling and EVMS49$100k–$256k/yr$256k/yr
Program and project managers230$127k–$245k/yr$310k/yr

What the roles ask for

Read from the requirements of 32 of the 279 open roles for program and project managers: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.

0

Ask for a PhD

0

Ask for a master's

26

Ask for a bachelor's or a degree

6

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience27
  • Name a security clearance8
  • Name u.S. person status (ITAR or EAR)4
  • Ask for a professional license3

The roles that name experience ask for a median of 5 years.

Who hires program and project managers in the space industry

EmployerOpen rolesPay stated
Muon Space logoMuon Space7$155k–$250k/yr
Turion Space logoTurion Space1$225k–$250k/yr
Momentus logoMomentus1$180k–$215k/yr
Inversion Space logoInversion Space1$145k–$205k/yr
Xona Space Systems logoXona Space Systems3$110k–$175k/yr
Varda Space Industries logoVarda Space Industries3$101k–$190k/yr
K2 Space logoK2 Space6$110k–$250k/yr
Apex logoApex1$160k–$190k/yr
Loft Orbital logoLoft Orbital4$150k–$200k/yr
Quindar logoQuindar2$120k–$175k/yr
Stoke Space logoStoke Space1$193k–$289k/yr
True Anomaly logoTrue Anomaly5Not stated
Firefly Aerospace logoFirefly Aerospace5Not stated
Blue Origin logoBlue Origin76Not stated
Axiom Space logoAxiom Space7Not stated
ICEYE logoICEYE6Not stated
The Exploration Company logoThe Exploration Company6Not stated
Isar Aerospace logoIsar Aerospace4Not stated
Astroscale logoAstroscale2Not stated
Dawn Aerospace logoDawn Aerospace1Not stated
Kepler Communications logoKepler Communications1Not stated
Planet logoPlanet7$127k–$143k/yr
SpaceX logoSpaceX42$80k–$280k/yr
Spire Global logoSpire Global2$90k/yr
AST SpaceMobile logoAST SpaceMobile10Not stated
HawkEye 360 logoHawkEye 3601$170k/yr
Loft Federal logoLoft Federal2$125k/yr
Voyager Technologies logoVoyager Technologies21$82.5k–$310k/yr
Ursa Major logoUrsa Major7$82.2k–$163k/yr
Relativity Space logoRelativity Space6$96k–$181k/yr
Vast logoVast4$123k–$129k/yr
Rocket Lab logoRocket Lab15$125k–$176k/yr
Astranis logoAstranis6$60.3k–$150k/yr
vantor6$90k–$220k/yr
boeing3Not stated
jpl1$147k–$185k/yr
northrop-grumman1Not stated
rtx1Not stated
terran-orbital1$130k/yr

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Frequently asked questions

How much do program and project managers earn in the space industry?

Across the 104 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for program and project managers right now, typical pay runs from $125000 to $250000 an hour, with a median of $148000. The highest posted rate is $310400 an hour, at Voyager Technologies. 174 of the 279 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. Each listing states what it requires and where it is based. Of the 32 open roles for program and project managers whose requirements we read, 26 a bachelor's or a degree and 6 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, Turion Space, Momentus and Inversion Space 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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