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Listed ranges span $135k – $355k (USD annualized from the employer’s own figures) · Updated Oct 25, 2026

• Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$235,000 – $355,000 per year
• Principal DFT Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$220,000 – $355,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$210,000 – $355,000 per year
• Principal Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$210,000 – $355,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceHawthorne, CA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceRedmond, WA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Principal AI Engineer, Special ProgramsWashington, DC$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Principal AI Engineer, Special ProgramsPalo Alto, CA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearancePalo Alto, CA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceWashington, DC$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Special ProgramsWashington, DC$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Special ProgramsPalo Alto, CA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearancePalo Alto, CA$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceWashington, DC$220,000 – $350,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, Power Optimization (Starlink)Redmond, WA$210,000 – $345,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Redmond, WA$260,000 – $345,000 per year
• Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$225,000 – $345,000 per year
• Director of Legal, Government ContractsHawthorne, CA$275,000 – $340,000 per year
• Director of Legal, Government ContractsWashington, DC$275,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)Irvine, CA$210,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)Washington, DC$225,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$225,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal RFIC Engineer (Starshield Silicon)Hawthorne, CA$210,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$255,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$210,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal DFT Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$210,000 – $340,000 per year
• Principal Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Redmond, WA$210,000 – $335,000 per year
• Principal Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$210,000 – $335,000 per year
• Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationStarbase, TX$245,000 – $305,000 per year
• Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationBastrop, TX$245,000 – $305,000 per year
• Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationRedmond, WA$245,000 – $305,000 per year
• Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationPalo Alto, CA$245,000 – $305,000 per year
• Sr. Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationHawthorne, CA$245,000 – $305,000 per year
• Principal Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$210,000 – $300,000 per year
• Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$210,000 – $300,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)Palo Alto, CA$210,000 – $295,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)Sunnyvale, CA$210,000 – $295,000 per year
• Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software)Hawthorne, CA$195,000 – $290,000 per year
• Manager, Software Engineering, Finance (Application Software)Hawthorne, CA$195,000 – $290,000 per year
• Principal Electrical Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)Redmond, WA$190,000 – $290,000 per year
• Principal Optical Engineer (Starfall)Hawthorne, CA$190,000 – $285,000 per year
• Principal Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)Palo Alto, CA$200,000 – $285,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)Redmond, WA$200,000 – $285,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship)Hawthorne, CA$200,000 – $285,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team)Hawthorne, CA$200,000 – $285,000 per year
• Principal ASIC Design Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$200,000 – $285,000 per year
• Sr. Silicon Photonics Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. High-Speed Electro-Optical IC Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$180,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Product Security Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$180,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Embedded Security Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$180,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Network Security EngineerPalo Alto, CA$165,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. DSP Systems Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. RAN Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$165,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. RFIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Technical Project Lead (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC DFT Engineer (Silicon)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. SOC/ASIC Physical Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Sr. Full Chip Physical Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $280,000 per year
• Principal Operations Engineer (Application Software)Hawthorne, CA$180,000 – $275,000 per year
• Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationPalo Alto, CA$200,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$170,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Product Security Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$170,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Embedded Security Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$170,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Network Edge Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Optical Network Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Data Platform (Starlink)Redmond, WA$160,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Starlink Enterprise Product (Space Lasers)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Government Affairs Director, XWashington, DC$190,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. RAN Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. MMIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. RFIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Silicon Photonics Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. High-Speed Electro-Optical IC Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. RF/Microwave Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)Washington, DC$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $270,000 per year
• Sr. IC Package Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Lead Software Engineer, Application Software (Procurement)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Lead Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)Washington, DC$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Washington, DC$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Palo Alto, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer (Components)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Components)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems EngineerHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Palo Alto, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Palo Alto, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Simulations (Vehicle Engineering)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, C++ (Simulations)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Simulation Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Product Security Engineer (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Embedded Security Engineer (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Washington, DC$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Washington, DC$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret ClearanceHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Lead Software Engineer, FinanceHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$185,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Data (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$160,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield)Washington, DC$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$170,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. DSP Systems Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Lead Software Engineer, Application Software (Finance)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. RF Systems Analysis Engineer, Regulatory (Starlink)Washington, DC$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. RFIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer (Starshield)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Sr. Network Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $265,000 per year
• Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationRedmond, WA$190,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. Manager, Supply Chain - Datacenter Compute Infrastructure (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$185,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC Design Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Starlink Enterprise Account Director, AviationHawthorne, CA$180,000 – $260,000 per year
• Starlink Enterprise Account Director, AviationWoodinville, WA$180,000 – $260,000 per year
• Starlink Enterprise Account Director, AviationRedmond, WA$180,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. Technical Project Lead (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. Technical Project Lead (Silicon Engineering)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. Full Chip Physical Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. ASIC DFT Engineer (Silicon)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Sr. SOC/ASIC Physical Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering)Irvine, CA$165,000 – $260,000 per year
• Principal Optical Network Engineer (Starlink Ground Network)Redmond, WA$180,000 – $260,000 per year
• Counsel, Labor & Employment LitigationHawthorne, CA$190,000 – $255,000 per year
• Sr. Global Supply Manager, Datacenter Memory and Storage (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $255,000 per year
• Commercial Counsel, Supply ChainBastrop, TX$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Commercial Counsel, Supply ChainRedmond, WA$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Commercial Counsel, Supply ChainHawthorne, CA$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Commercial Counsel, Supply ChainWashington, DC$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Counsel, Global Trade ComplianceHawthorne, CA$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Counsel, Global Trade ComplianceWashington, DC$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Commercial Counsel, StarlinkHawthorne, CA$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Internal Communications ManagerPalo Alto, CA$175,000 – $255,000 per year
• Corporate Counsel, Strategic InvestmentsHawthorne, CA$200,000 – $255,000 per year
• Sr. Manager, FinanceHawthorne, CA$175,000 – $250,000 per year
• Sr. Manager, Indirect TaxHawthorne, CA$175,000 – $250,000 per year
• Sr. Manager, PayrollHawthorne, CA$175,000 – $250,000 per year
• Manager, Vehicle Engineer (Starlink Aviation)Woodinville, WA$165,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. Manager, PurchasingHawthorne, CA$175,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. Satellite Policy Associate (Starlink Regulatory Affairs)Washington, DC$190,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. RFIC Layout Designer (RFIC Engineering)Palo Alto, CA$150,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. Hardware Design Engineer - Electrical, Satellites Payload (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$150,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites Payload (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$150,000 – $245,000 per year
• Manager, ASIC Design Engineering (Starshield Silicon)Hawthorne, CA$190,000 – $245,000 per year
• Sr. Core Integration Engineer (Starlink Mobile)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. RAN integration Engineer (Starlink Mobile)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $240,000 per year
• Manager, IT Infrastructure (Storage, Compute, & Virtualization)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $240,000 per year
• Internal Communications ManagerHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $240,000 per year
• Manager, Data Center Hardware & Infrastructure (TS/SCI)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$175,000 – $240,000 per year
• Sr. Optical Transceiver Engineer - High Speed Links, Satelites (Starlink)Redmond, WA$140,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Radiation Effects EngineerRedmond, WA$140,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)Redmond, WA$140,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. RFIC Layout Designer (RFIC Engineering)Redmond, WA$140,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Wireless Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Network Security Engineer (VPN)Redmond, WA$165,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Network Security Engineer (VPN)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Application Security EngineerRedmond, WA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. RF Front-End Module Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)Sunnyvale, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)Palo Alto, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team)Sunnyvale, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer (Starlink Mobile)Palo Alto, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Starlink)Palo Alto, CA$170,000 – $235,000 per year
• Sr. Optical Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$140,000 – $230,000 per year
• AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceHawthorne, CA$135,000 – $230,000 per year
• AI Engineer, Supercomputing, Special Programs - Top Secret ClearanceRedmond, WA$135,000 – $230,000 per year
• Sr. Software Engineer, PlatformHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $230,000 per year
• Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer (Build Reliability)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $230,000 per year
• Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Raptor 3D PrintersHawthorne, CA$140,000 – $230,000 per year
• Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Platform SystemsHawthorne, CA$165,000 – $230,000 per year
• Lead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $230,000 per year
• Lead Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield)Hawthorne, CA$165,000 – $230,000 per year

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How this list is built

Every figure is copied from an employer’s public careers board (a structured pay field, or a range the employer wrote in the listing). We do not estimate, crowdsource, or fill in missing numbers. Listings without a published range are omitted here and still appear on the SpaceX jobs page.