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Space Jobs in Maryland

92 open roles at 4 space companies name a site in Maryland, most of them in Lanham and Middle River; typical pay runs $50.5k–$113k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in Maryland

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab47$62.4k/yr
AST SpaceMobile37not stated
SpaceX5$60.8k/yr
Northrop Grumman3not stated

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 04:01 UTC

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What people ask about space work in Maryland

Which space companies are hiring in Maryland?

Today, Rocket Lab (47 roles), AST SpaceMobile (37 roles), SpaceX (5 roles), Northrop Grumman (3 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Maryland.

Where in Maryland are the space jobs?

Most are in Lanham (37), Middle River (34), Silver Spring (13), Westminster (5), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in Maryland pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $62.4k/yr, with typical pay from $50.5k–$113k/yr; 56.5% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do space jobs in Maryland require US citizenship?

Many do: rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most roles at US space employers are open only to US citizens or US persons, as each posting states. Our research on who can apply measures it employer by employer.

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; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.