Space industry jobs in Houston, TX
Ground software and IT jobs in space in Houston, TX
19 open ground software and IT jobs in space in Houston, Texas, at 4 employers, typically posting $105k–$158k a year. Build the mission software, data platforms, cloud systems and IT a space company runs on.
- 25th percentile$105,000/hr
- Median (50th)$139,950/hr
- 75th percentile$157,600/hr
- Distinct posted rates9
- Jobs stating an hourly rate9
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 9 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $105,000–$157,600 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 Houston
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:17 UTC
- $110,300–$309,900/yr
$83,700/yr
$76,000–$155,700/yr- $83,700/yr
- $135,700–$251,900/yr
- $90,300–$189,600/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 Houston
Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.
What ground software and IT jobs in space pay in Houston
Typical posted pay
The middle half of 9 posted pay figures from 3 employers, median $140k/yr.
Employers hiring Software & IT in Houston, TX
Ground software and IT jobs in space in Houston, TX: common questions
What do ground software and IT jobs in space in Houston, TX pay?
Of the 9 open ground software and IT jobs in space here that state a salary, at 3 companies, the middle half offers $105k–$158k a year, median $140k/yr.
Who has the most ground software and IT jobs in space in Houston, TX?
By open jobs on this board: Amentum (10), Lockheed Martin (5) and CACI (2).
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 Houston, TX, 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 Houston, TX. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/states/texas/houston/ground-software