# Blue Origin Aerospace Engineer Salary: $130,700 to $183,000 Listed

**Author:** Zero G Talent
**Published:** 2026-11-03
**Category:** aerospace-engineering

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**Blue Origin aerospace engineer postings list a median pay band of $130,700 to $183,000.** That's from 335 open US aerospace engineer postings with listed pay on November 2, 2026, taken directly from Blue Origin's own hiring system. The midpoints' middle half runs from $133,100 to $174,200.

## By level

| Level | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Junior | 17 | $81,300 | $113,800 |
| Mid | 109 | $110,900 | $155,300 |
| Senior | 191 | $145,200 | $203,300 |
| Not stated | 15 | $121,000 | $169,400 |

Levels come from the posting's structured field, else its title.

## By location

| Location | Postings | Median low | Median high |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| WA | 218 | $121,000 | $169,400 |
| CO | 49 | $133,500 | $186,900 |
| FL | 32 | $121,000 | $169,400 |
| CA | 18 | $156,800 | $219,500 |
| AL | 7 | $121,000 | $169,400 |
| VA | 6 | $156,800 | $219,500 |

## The range

- **Highest listed:** Principal Comms System and Modem Engineer- Terawave (Cupertino, CA): $269,200 to $376,800.
- **Lowest listed:** Aerospace Systems Engineer I – Early Career (2026 Starts) (Kent, WA): $74,500 to $104,400.

## Against the market

Across all 2,759 US aerospace engineer postings with listed pay in our data, the median midpoint is $169,700. Blue Origin's is $156,800, 8% lower.

## With and without a clearance

32 of these postings require an active clearance, and their median midpoint is $161,100, against $156,800 for the rest. That raw gap also reflects differences in level and location; [our clearance study](/blog/security-clearance-salary-premium) compares like with like.

## What these numbers are

- **Listed bands, not offers.** A band can span several levels, and the midpoint isn't what anyone is paid.
- **Listed pay only.** Bonus and equity are left out, and they can be a large part of the total at some employers.
- **What counts.** Titles with "engineer" or "developer" in our Aerospace Engineering job category. Internships are out, and repeats of the same title, place and band count once.
- **One day.** A snapshot of November 2, 2026, which weights levels and places by what's open today.

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*Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*