Space Jobs in Silver Spring, Maryland

Today, Rocket Lab (13 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The roles here that state pay post a median $52k/yr, with typical pay from $47k–$106k/yr; 56.5% of Maryland's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 3,600 aerospace engineers working in Maryland, in any industry, earn a median $157k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Of the 92 space postings in Maryland whose text we read, 65.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 13% 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.

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 Silver Spring, 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.