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HQ: Pasadena, CA, US5000 employeesView company profile →
1 data point reported·41 job postings disclose salary·Last updated Apr 2026

Salaries disclosed in active JPL job postings

PositionCategoryLocationSalary
Executive Director (NExScI)Business & FinanceJPL Campus$249k–$318k
Program Area Manager IV/V TS/SCI (National Programs Office)Business & FinanceJPL Campus$205k–$262k
Software Systems Engineer VSoftwareJPL Campus$201k–$255k
Scientist IVResearchJPL Campus$172k–$215k
Senior Master Scheduler VSupply ChainJPL Campus$174k–$210k
Cybersecurity Engineer IVSecurityJPL Campus$160k–$197k
Manager of TV Broadcast & Video ProductionManufacturingJPL Campus$132k–$174k
Strategic Communications ManagerSales & MarketingJPL Campus$132k–$174k
Cost Accounting ManagerBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$139k–$174k
Maintenance and Operations Electrical EngineerElectricalJPL Campus$132k–$173k
Compliance AuditorLegal & ComplianceJPL Campus$131k–$172k
Process Improvement & Compliance Leader IVBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$134k–$171k
Senior Technical RecruiterPeople & HRJPL Campus$140k–$169k
Senior Human Resources Business PartnerPeople & HRJPL Campus$132k–$164k
Contracts Manager IVBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$133k–$159k
Project Schedule Analyst IVBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$129k–$158k
Project Schedule Analyst IVBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$129k–$158k
Technical Learning and Development Specialist IVPeople & HRJPL Campus$124k–$154k
Facilities Electrical EngineerElectricalJPL Campus$116k–$152k
Quality Assurance Electrical EngineerElectricalJPL Campus$119k–$141k
Compensation Specialist IIIPeople & HRJPL Campus$114k–$141k
Scientist IIResearchJPL Campus$108k–$139k
Senior Employee Relations PartnerBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$105k–$129k
Resource Analyst IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$110k–$129k
Resource Analyst IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$110k–$129k
Project Schedule Analyst IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$106k–$127k
Network Engineer IISoftwareJPL Campus$123k–$127k
Contracts Manager IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$106k–$126k
Industrial Security Rep IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$102k–$125k
Benefits Specialist IIIPeople & HRJPL Campus$97k–$125k
Talent Development Specialist IIIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$96k–$123k
Resource Analyst IIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$89k–$104k
Contracts Manager IIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$84k–$102k
Subcontracts Manager IILegal & ComplianceJPL Campus$83k–$100k
Subcontracts Manager IILegal & ComplianceJPL Campus$83k–$100k
Cost Accountant IIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$81k–$99k
Postdoc: High-Performance Atomic ClocksElectricalJPL Campus$84k
Postdoc: Radar Remote Sensing of Landslides and Vertical Land Motion (OPERA Project)-1Business & FinanceJPL Campus$84k
Postdoc: Geodynamic Modeling and GNSS-Based Crustal DeformationBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$84k
Visitor Reception Representative IIBusiness & FinanceJPL Campus$63k–$77k
Travel Operations Generalist IIOperationsJPL Campus$62k–$76k

Sourced from active JPL job postings with USD-yearly salary disclosed (≥$20k). Updated as ATS feeds refresh.

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