Defense, aerospace and hardware · Satellite bus manufacturer
Apex
About Apex
Apex builds standardized satellite buses, the spacecraft bodies that carry customers' sensors and payloads, on a production line in Los Angeles. The security openings carry clearance weight: a SOC analyst and a cybersecurity lead who need Top Secret clearance, a red team engineer for product security, a mission security engineer, a Director of Cybersecurity and a Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance. All six are in Los Angeles.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 7 security openings at Apex, and their stated salaries usually fall between $152k and $258k a year (midpoint $180k).
Apex security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTC- $200,000–$250,000/yr
Mission Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$162,000–$198,000/yrDirector of Cybersecurity (opens the job details)
Leadership · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$195,000–$270,000/yrRed Team Engineer, Product Security (opens the job details)
Offensive Security · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yrCybersecurity Lead (TS) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yr- $104,000–$143,000/yr
Security Operations Center Analyst (Top Secret Clearance) (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$88,000–$121,000/yr
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Working at Apex
Apex was founded in 2022 by Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi, is based in Los Angeles and is venture-backed. Its security postings state $152k–$258k/yr typically (median $180k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings7 open roles at Apex, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Los Angeles staff roles at a venture-backed spacecraft maker; two require a Top Secret clearance.
All six of its security roles are in Los Angeles.
Salaries at Apex
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $180k/yr, across 7 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $88k/yr to $270k/yr.
Computed from 7 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
Apex's best-paid open roles
Sort all 7 by salaryDirector of Cybersecurity (opens the job details)
Leadership · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$195,000–$270,000/yr- $200,000–$250,000/yr
Red Team Engineer, Product Security (opens the job details)
Offensive Security · Los Angeles· 2w agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yrCybersecurity Lead (TS) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Los Angeles· 1mo agoDetails
$160,000–$200,000/yrMission Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Los Angeles· 1w agoDetails
$162,000–$198,000/yr
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Apex: common questions
What salary does Apex offer security staff?
Apex's security postings usually state $152k–$258k/yr, centred on $180k/yr, going by the 7 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $88k/yr and the highest $270k/yr.
What sort of company is Apex?
Apex was founded in 2022 by Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi, is based in Los Angeles and is venture-backed.
What is it like to work in security at Apex?
Its security postings state $152k–$258k/yr typically (median $180k/yr). As a defense or aerospace employer, many of its roles require a US clearance and on-site work.
What kind of employment are Apex's security roles?
Los Angeles staff roles at a venture-backed spacecraft maker; two require a Top Secret clearance.
Where are Apex's security jobs based?
All six of its security roles are in Los Angeles.
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