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Space Jobs in Washington

1,537 open roles at 15 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Redmond and Greater Seattle Area; typical pay runs $128k–$237k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Amazon Leo490$162k/yr
Blue Origin423$145k/yr
SpaceX407$138k/yr
Stoke Space65$157k/yr
Cowboy Space47$173k/yr
BlackSky28$153k/yr
Portal Space Systems20$175k/yr
Gravitics16$149k/yr
Starfish Space11$140k/yr
Hubble Network9$193k/yr
Kymeta9$170k/yr
K2 Space5$165k/yr
Boeing3$95.8k/yr
Viasat3$181k/yr
Voyager Technologies1too few figures

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Updated 30 Oct 2026, 10:01 UTC

The 100 newest of 1,537; each employer's page above lists all of its roles.

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Which space companies are hiring in Washington?

Today, Amazon Leo (490 roles), Blue Origin (423 roles), SpaceX (407 roles), Stoke Space (65 roles), Cowboy Space (47 roles), BlackSky (28 roles), and 9 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

Where in Washington are the space jobs?

Most are in Redmond (702), Greater Seattle Area (423), Kent (107), Bellevue (106), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space jobs in Washington pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $160k/yr, with typical pay from $128k–$237k/yr; 56.3% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. For reference, the 6,790 aerospace engineers working in Washington, in any industry, earn a median $158k/yr (BLS, May 2025, as our research sets beside the open roles).

Do space jobs in Washington require US citizenship?

Of the 873 space postings in Washington whose text we read, 99.9% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 2.9% 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.

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