Space industry jobs in Huntsville, AL
Ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, AL
31 open ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, Alabama, at 9 employers, typically posting $136k–$200k a year. Build the mission software, data platforms, cloud systems and IT a space company runs on.
- 25th percentile$136,000/hr
- Median (50th)$186,250/hr
- 75th percentile$200,300/hr
- Distinct posted rates21
- Jobs stating an hourly rate21
- Employers6
The median is the middle of the 21 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $136,000–$200,300 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
$120,600–$280,000/yr- $67,000–$155,500/yr
$30–$35.52/hr
$116,000–$151,000/yr
$98,900–$148,300/yr- $116,000–$150,000/yr
- $107,900–$195,050/yr
$99,450–$134,550/yr- $198,050–$286,350/yr
- $108,800–$163,200/yr
$169,347–$237,086/yr- $164,652–$230,513/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Software & IT occupations in Huntsville
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What ground software and IT jobs in space pay in Huntsville
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 21 posted pay figures from 6 employers, median $186k/yr.
Employers hiring Software & IT in Huntsville, AL
Ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, AL: common questions
What do ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, AL pay?
Of the 21 open ground software and IT jobs in space here that state a salary, at 6 companies, the middle half offers $136k–$200k a year, median $186k/yr.
Who has the most ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, AL?
By open jobs on this board: Lockheed Martin (14), The Aerospace Corporation (3) and Amentum (3).
What do you need to get hired?
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance. Each posting lists its own requirements.
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Huntsville, AL, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Ground software and IT jobs in space in Huntsville, AL. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/alabama/huntsville/ground-software