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Entry-level SpaceX salary in California
$32,000 yearly
| Rank | Job title | Average SpaceX salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director Of Manufacturing Engineering | $172,866 | $83 |
| 2 | Director Of Quality | $169,387 | $81 |
| 3 | Human Resources Vice President | $163,721 | $79 |
| 4 | Systems Manager | $160,129 | $77 |
| 5 | Vice President Of Production | $159,578 | $77 |
| 6 | Senior Technologist | $156,705 | $75 |
| 7 | Manufacturing Engineering Manager | $155,718 | $75 |
| 8 | Manager, Systems Engineering | $155,673 | $75 |
| 9 | Systems Architect | $142,354 | $68 |
| 10 | Senior Software Engineer | $140,054 | $67 |
The highest paying cities in California for SpaceX employees are Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Vandenberg Village.
SpaceX workers in Mountain View earn an average salary of $60,734 a year, compared to Palo Alto with an average salary of $60,734 and Vandenberg Village with an average salary of $60,630.
| Rank | City | Average SpaceX salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain View, CA | $60,734 | $29 |
| 2 | Palo Alto, CA | $60,734 | $29 |
| 3 | Vandenberg Village, CA | $60,630 | $29 |
| 4 | Lompoc, CA | $60,627 | $29 |
| 5 | Hawthorne, CA | $59,772 | $29 |
| 6 | Irvine, CA | $59,571 | $29 |
The departments with the highest salaries for SpaceX employees in California are Engineering, IT, and Human Resources.
California SpaceX employees in the Engineering department earn an average salary of $79,802 a year, compared to an average salary of $77,416 in the IT department and $69,520 in the Human Resources department.
| Rank | Department | Average SpaceX salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | $79,802 | $38 |
| 2 | IT | $77,416 | $37 |
| 3 | Human Resources | $69,520 | $33 |
| 4 | Construction | $67,602 | $33 |
| 5 | Supply Chain | $59,316 | $29 |
| 6 | Plant/Manufacturing | $56,541 | $27 |
| 7 | Retail | $55,629 | $27 |
| 8 | Facilities | $52,747 | $25 |
| 9 | Warehouse | $39,638 | $19 |
| Rank | State | Average SpaceX salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $59,928 | $29 |
| 2 | Washington | $59,692 | $29 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $57,416 | $28 |
| 4 | Texas | $49,732 | $24 |
| 5 | Florida | $47,554 | $23 |
| Rank | Company name | Average pay in California | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Origin | $111,370 | $54 |
| 2 | Orbital Sciences Corporation | $102,594 | $49 |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman | $87,030 | $42 |
| 4 | Sierra Nevada | $76,316 | $37 |
| 5 | United Space Alliance | $75,270 | $36 |
| 6 | United Launch Alliance | $73,674 | $35 |
| Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $115,000 |
| Communications Lead | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $90,000 |
| Structural Test Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $110,000 |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $160,000 |
| Enterprise Account Manager | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $90,000 |
| Assembly Specialist | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $89,741 |
| Software Applications Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $140,000 |
| Production Control Scheduler | Hawthorne, CA | 06/29/2025 | $90,000 |
| Neon Tube Bender | Hawthorne, CA | 06/28/2025 | $64,697 |
| Purchasing Manager | Hawthorne, CA | 06/28/2025 | $110,000 |