Space Jobs in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

Today, Boeing (7 roles), The Aerospace Corporation (2 roles), US Space Force (1 role). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.

The roles here that state pay post a median $108k/yr, with typical pay from $96.8k–$129k/yr; 72.2% of New Mexico's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. New Mexico has no law requiring a pay range in job postings, so a posting there can leave pay out (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 290 aerospace engineers working in the Albuquerque area, in any industry, earn a median $133k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Of the 125 space postings in New Mexico whose text we read, 91.2% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 47.2% 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 Kirtland AFB, 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.