Defense, aerospace and hardware · Launch and spacecraft manufacturer
Rocket Lab
About Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab builds and flies the Electron small launcher and the larger Neutron rocket, and makes satellites and spacecraft parts for commercial and government customers. Its security openings are mostly cybersecurity engineers requiring a Secret clearance in its space systems software group, plus a principal cloud security engineer in information security and spring and summer 2027 security analyst internships. Long Beach, California is the main location.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 11 security openings at Rocket Lab, and their stated salaries usually fall between $45.8k and $203k a year (midpoint $52k).
Rocket Lab security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTC- $110,000–$136,000/yr
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$151,000–$227,000/yrSenior Cybersecurity Engineer I -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$132,000–$198,000/yrCybersecurity Engineer II - Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$108,000–$148,000/yrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Middle River, MD· 1mo agoDetails
$22/hrPrincipal Cloud Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Cloud Security · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$152,300–$203,000/yrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Albuquerque, NM· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Wallops Island, VA· 1mo agoDetails
$22/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$25/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Albuquerque, NM· 1mo agoDetails
$18.00/hrSecurity Analyst Intern Spring 2027 (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$25/hr
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Founded in New Zealand in 2006 by Peter Beck, Rocket Lab is headquartered in Long Beach, California and trades on Nasdaq as RKLB. Its security postings state $45.8k–$203k/yr typically (median $52k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings11 open roles at Rocket Lab, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Salaried full-time roles and two 2027 internships; several need a Secret clearance.
Long Beach, California leads, with Albuquerque, New Mexico, Middle River, Maryland and Wallops Island, Virginia.
Salaries at Rocket Lab
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $52k/yr, across 11 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $37.4k/yr to $227k/yr.
Computed from 11 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours).
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecOps & IR | 6 | $39.5k–$52k/yr | $52k/yr |
| Security Engineering | 3 | $147k–$221k/yr | $227k/yr |
| Cloud Security | 1 | $152k–$203k/hr1 rate | $203k/yr |
| GRC | 1 | $110k–$136k/hr1 rate | $136k/yr |
Rocket Lab's best-paid open roles
Sort all 11 by salarySenior Cybersecurity Engineer II -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$151,000–$227,000/yrPrincipal Cloud Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Cloud Security · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$152,300–$203,000/yrSenior Cybersecurity Engineer I -Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$132,000–$198,000/yrCybersecurity Engineer II - Secret Clearance (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$108,000–$148,000/yr- $110,000–$136,000/yr
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What salary does Rocket Lab offer security staff?
Rocket Lab's security postings usually state $45.8k–$203k/yr, centred on $52k/yr, going by the 11 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $37.4k/yr and the highest $227k/yr.
What sort of company is Rocket Lab?
Founded in New Zealand in 2006 by Peter Beck, Rocket Lab is headquartered in Long Beach, California and trades on Nasdaq as RKLB.
What is it like to work in security at Rocket Lab?
Its security postings state $45.8k–$203k/yr typically (median $52k/yr). As a defense or aerospace employer, many of its roles require a US clearance and on-site work.
What kind of employment are Rocket Lab's security roles?
Salaried full-time roles and two 2027 internships; several need a Secret clearance.
Where are Rocket Lab's security jobs based?
Long Beach, California leads, with Albuquerque, New Mexico, Middle River, Maryland and Wallops Island, Virginia.
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