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Entry-Level Space Jobs in California

378 open entry-level roles at 38 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Long Beach and El Segundo; typical pay runs $60.3k–$140k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring people starting out in California

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab56$58.2k/yr
Astranis53$60.3k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation46not stated
Relativity Space33$113k/yr
Varda Space Industries28too few figures
Impulse Space18$62.4k/yr
Muon Space15$83.2k/yr
SpaceX14$135k/yr
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)12$107k/yr
Inversion Space10$96.5k/yr
Lockheed Martin10$104k/yr
K2 Space8$72.8k/yr
Northrop Grumman8$62.9k/yr
True Anomaly8$75k/yr
RTX6$91.3k/yr
Vast6$104k/yr
Reflect Orbital5$60.3k/yr
GITAI4$67.6k/yr
Northwood Space4$100k/yr
Viasat4$123k/yr
AeroVironment (AV)3not stated
Apex3$93.6k/yr
Benchmark Space Systems3$53k/yr
Boeing3$93k/yr
Blue Origin2too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTC

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What people ask about entry-level space jobs in California

Which space companies are hiring people starting out in California?

Today, Rocket Lab (56 roles), Astranis (53 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (46 roles), Relativity Space (33 roles), Varda Space Industries (28 roles), Impulse Space (18 roles), and 32 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in California.

Where in California are the entry-level space jobs?

Most are in Long Beach (99), El Segundo (86), San Francisco (53), Redondo Beach (20), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do entry-level space jobs in California pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $66.5k/yr, with typical pay from $60.3k–$140k/yr; 91.8% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do entry-level space jobs in California require US citizenship?

Of the 4,858 space postings in California whose text we read, 76.4% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 35.6% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title says it is for someone starting out (an internship, an apprenticeship, a new graduate or a first-level role) by the same rule as every entry-level space job; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.