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Space Jobs in New Mexico

21 open roles at 1 space company name a site in New Mexico, most of them in Albuquerque. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in New Mexico

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab21$39.5k/yr

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC

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Which space companies are hiring in New Mexico?

Today, Rocket Lab (21 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in New Mexico.

Where in New Mexico are the space jobs?

Most are in Albuquerque (21), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in New Mexico pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $39.5k/yr, with typical pay from $37.4k–$41.6k/yr; 19% of New Mexico's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state.

Do space jobs in New Mexico 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 New Mexico, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.