SpaceX salaries
The median posted base pay for tech jobs at SpaceX is $165K a year, from 18 open jobs with posted pay. The middle half of the jobs is from $139K to $183K. The median posted range is $135K to $195K. The median at SpaceX is 15% below the median of all companies ($195K).
- Median posted base pay
- $165K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $139K to $183K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $138K to $208K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 18
SpaceX pay by level
Posted base pay at SpaceX, by the level in the job title. A level needs 3 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated14 jobs$143K$138K to $183K
- Senior4 jobs$208K$208K to $208K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $138K | $138K | $143K | $183K | $183K | 14 |
| Senior | $208K | $208K | $208K | $208K | $208K | 4 |
SpaceX pay by job type
The median for each job type at SpaceX, compared with the median of all companies for the same job type. A job type needs 3 or more jobs with posted pay. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at SpaceX | Middle half | Median of all companies | Difference | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $148K | $138K to $208K | $192K | −23% | 9 |
| ML / AI engineering | $183K | $183K to $183K | $215K | −15% | 6 |
| Inference & ML systems | $183K | $183K to $183K | $225K | −19% | 3 |
| Security engineering | $143K | $143K to $143K | $195K | −27% | 3 |
Open jobs at SpaceX with posted pay
These are all 18 open jobs with posted pay, highest pay first. Each range is the base pay that SpaceX posted.
- Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink)$175K to $240K
- Sr. Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink)$175K to $240K
- Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink)$175K to $240K
- Sr. Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (Starlink)$175K to $240K
- AI Engineer, Special Programs$135K to $230K
- AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance$135K to $230K
- AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance$135K to $230K
- AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance$135K to $230K
- AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance$135K to $230K
- Splunk Engineer$135K to $160K
- Security Engineer$130K to $155K
- Security Engineer (Software)$130K to $155K
- Security Engineer (Software)$130K to $155K
- Software Engineer (Special Projects) - Top Secret Clearance$125K to $150K
- Software Engineer (Starfall)$125K to $150K
- Software Engineer (Starship)$125K to $150K
- Software Engineer, Hardware Test & Automation (Starshield)$125K to $150K
- Network Operations Engineer (Starlink)$105K to $123K
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 5 or more open jobs with posted pay to have a page. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.