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Security Clearance Space Jobs in the San Diego Area

70 open cleared roles at 5 space companies name a site in the San Diego area, most of them in Carlsbad and San Diego; typical pay runs $143k–$285k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in the San Diego area

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Viasat55$156k/yr
Northrop Grumman6$143k/yr
Leidos5$122k/yr
KBR3not stated
L3Harris1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC

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What people ask about cleared space jobs in the San Diego area

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in the San Diego area?

Today, Viasat (55 roles), Northrop Grumman (6 roles), Leidos (5 roles), KBR (3 roles), L3Harris (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in the San Diego area.

Where in the San Diego area are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Carlsbad (56), San Diego (14), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in the San Diego area pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $155k/yr, with typical pay from $143k–$285k/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 cleared space jobs in the San Diego area 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 the San Diego area (the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area as the Census Bureau draws it: San Diego County), 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.