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Security Clearance Space Jobs in New Mexico

37 open cleared roles at 9 space companies name a site in New Mexico, most of them in Albuquerque and Kirtland AFB; typical pay runs $108k–$297k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in New Mexico

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Boeing11$108k/yr
Lockheed Martin10$147k/yr
AeroVironment (AV)5$115k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation4not stated
KBR2not stated
Peraton2too few figures
CACI1too few figures
MITRE1too few figures
US Space Force1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC

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What people ask about cleared space jobs in New Mexico

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in New Mexico?

Today, Boeing (11 roles), Lockheed Martin (10 roles), AeroVironment (AV) (5 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (4 roles), KBR (2 roles), Peraton (2 roles), and 3 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in New Mexico.

Where in New Mexico are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Albuquerque (17), Kirtland AFB (10), White Sands Missile Range (8), Las Cruces (2), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in New Mexico pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $122k/yr, with typical pay from $108k–$297k/yr; 72.6% of New Mexico's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New Mexico has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings).

Do cleared space jobs in New Mexico require US citizenship?

Of the 120 space postings in New Mexico whose text we read, 91.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 45.8% 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 New Mexico, 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.