Space Jobs in Sterling, Virginia

Today, CACI (7 roles), Northrop Grumman (5 roles), SES (3 roles). The table above lists every employer with a role open in Sterling, Virginia.

The roles here that state pay post a median $161k/yr, with typical pay from $122k–$285k/yr; 73% of Virginia's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Virginia's law has required every employer to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jul 2026 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, the 2,420 aerospace engineers working in the Washington, DC area, in any industry, earn a median $166k/yr (BLS, May 2025).

Of the 631 space postings in Virginia whose text we read, 65% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 69.9% 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 Sterling, Virginia, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.