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Security Clearance Space Jobs in Maryland

136 open cleared roles at 12 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Linthicum and Laurel; typical pay runs $136k–$290k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in Maryland

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Northrop Grumman50$150k/yr
Johns Hopkins APL30$173k/yr
Lockheed Martin29$169k/yr
Leidos7$130k/yr
Viasat7$155k/yr
AST SpaceMobile6not stated
Booz Allen Hamilton2too few figures
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
KBR1too few figures
L3Harris1too few figures
Peraton1too few figures
RTX1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

The 100 newest of 136; each employer's page above lists all of its roles.

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What people ask about cleared space jobs in Maryland

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in Maryland?

Today, Northrop Grumman (50 roles), Johns Hopkins APL (30 roles), Lockheed Martin (29 roles), Leidos (7 roles), Viasat (7 roles), AST SpaceMobile (6 roles), and 6 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.

Where in Maryland are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Linthicum (32), Laurel (30), Bethesda (19), Rockville (14), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in Maryland pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $169k/yr, with typical pay from $136k–$290k/yr; 79.4% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Maryland's law has required every employer, for work done at least partly in Maryland to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Oct 2024 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do cleared space jobs in Maryland require US citizenship?

Of the 245 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 56.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 44.1% 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 Maryland, 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.