Startup Salaries in Aerospace & Defense
Roles at aerospace and defense startups typically pay USD 136.1k to 192.5k a year, with a median of USD 160k.
What startups in aerospace and defense build
Startups here build satellites, engines, aircraft and defence systems, with hardware and software in the same building. Work runs on programme deadlines and hardware tests, so the calendar is less flexible than in pure software. Roles skew technical, and government customers mean paperwork and clearance requirements are part of the hiring.
Who is hiring
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- 1,673open roles
- 106startups hiring
- 15%remote
Pay and the market
All locations, in USD
Pay by country, in local currency
What aerospace and defense roles pay in each country, each in its own currency and never converted. The count beside each country is how many postings the figures come from.
A country with fewer than 5 postings stating pay is left out.
Top categories hiring in Aerospace & Defense
All categories →Ranked by how many roles are open. Every row is a link to that category's pay.
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Questions people ask
How much do roles at aerospace and defense startups pay?
Typically USD 136.1k to 192.5k a year, with a median of USD 160k. Startups that state a salary in the posting are the source.
Which startups are hiring the most aerospace and defense roles?
Apex (114 open roles), Varda Space Industries (92) and Stratolaunch (58).
Where these figures come from
Only postings that state a salary are counted. Each currency is reported on its own, never pooled or converted, so the figure above covers postings written in US dollars and every country row stays in its own currency. Pay covers the whole mix of roles and experience levels at aerospace and defense startups, not one job.