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Security Clearance Space Jobs in Virginia

469 open cleared roles at 30 space companies name a site in Virginia, most of them in Chantilly and Dulles; typical pay runs $129k–$266k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring cleared people in Virginia

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Northrop Grumman94$143k/yr
The Aerospace Corporation82not stated
KBR55$169k/yr
Vantor39$140k/yr
Lockheed Martin38$155k/yr
Booz Allen Hamilton31$142k/yr
L3Harris17$132k/yr
Anduril13$194k/yr
CACI10$183k/yr
Viasat9$155k/yr
Amazon Leo8$174k/yr
Redwire8$121k/yr
Iridium7$140k/yr
Planet7$161k/yr
Rocket Lab7$179k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems6$181k/yr
Amentum5too few figures
Boeing5$159k/yr
Muon Space5$212k/yr
RTX5$156k/yr
MITRE3$165k/yr
BlackSky2too few figures
Blue Origin2too few figures
General Dynamics Mission Systems2too few figures
HawkEye 3602too 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 Virginia

Which space companies are hiring cleared people in Virginia?

Today, Northrop Grumman (94 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (82 roles), KBR (55 roles), Vantor (39 roles), Lockheed Martin (38 roles), Booz Allen Hamilton (31 roles), and 24 more. The table above lists the 25 with the most roles open in Virginia.

Where in Virginia are the cleared space jobs?

Most are in Chantilly (170), Dulles (84), Herndon (67), Arlington (36), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do cleared space jobs in Virginia pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $154k/yr, with typical pay from $129k–$266k/yr; 73% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Virginia's law has required every employer to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jul 2026 (each state's law beside its postings).

Do cleared space jobs in Virginia require US citizenship?

Of the 638 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 69.3% 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 Virginia, 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.