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Security Clearance Space Jobs in Colorado

1,210 open cleared roles at 37 space companies name a site in Colorado, most of them in Littleton and Colorado Springs; typical pay runs $122k–$270k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in Colorado

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Lockheed Martin584$158k/yr
Northrop Grumman104$130k/yr
True Anomaly83$198k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems72$159k/yr
Sierra Space45$141k/yr
Blue Origin44$160k/yr
KBR42$125k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation22not stated
L3Harris21$132k/yr
Rocket Lab20$143k/yr
Booz Allen Hamilton19$142k/yr
Vantor19$123k/yr
Ursa Major16$129k/yr
RTX12$156k/yr
Amentum11too few figures
Loft Federal10$168k/yr
Boeing9$135k/yr
Anduril8$180k/yr
MITRE8$170k/yr
Quindar8$158k/yr
United Launch Alliance8$139k/yr
Voyager Technologies8$150k/yr
CACI7$127k/yr
Parsons7$142k/yr
CesiumAstro4$160k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC

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What people ask about cleared space jobs in Colorado

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in Colorado?

Today, Lockheed Martin (584 roles), Northrop Grumman (104 roles), True Anomaly (83 roles), BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (72 roles), Sierra Space (45 roles), Blue Origin (44 roles), and 31 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in Colorado.

Where in Colorado are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Littleton (411), Colorado Springs (226), Denver (147), Boulder (108), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in Colorado pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $148k/yr, with typical pay from $122k–$270k/yr; 93.2% of Colorado's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Colorado's law has required every employer with at least one employee in Colorado to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2021 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do cleared space jobs in Colorado require US citizenship?

Of the 2,072 space postings in Colorado whose text we read, 58.3% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 63.3% 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 Colorado, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its posting names a security clearance level (Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI) by the same reading as every cleared space job; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.