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SpaceX designs and flies the Falcon and Starship launch vehicles and runs Starlink, with Starshield as its government satellite line. Its careers site listed about 100 security-titled roles on 11 Nov 2026, mostly engineering: embedded and network security for Starlink, product security, insider threat analysis and IT security work that requires a Top Secret clearance. Some titles (industrial security, a regional security director, one chip test role) sit outside cyber, so read each posting before applying.
Typical pay, live
, CyberJobs.cc shows 63 security openings at SpaceX, and their stated salaries usually fall between $145k and $280k a year (midpoint $160k).
SpaceX security openings
Read 11 Nov 2026, 15:57 UTCSr. AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$170,000.00–$265,000.00/yrNetwork Security Engineer (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Memphis, TN· 3w agoDetails
Insider Threat Analyst (opens the job details)
Threat Intel & Research · Hawthorne, CA· 4w agoDetails
$85,000–$110,000/yrInsider Threat Program Analyst (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 4w agoDetails
$85,000–$110,000/yrAI Security Software Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$160,000.00/yrSr. Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$170,000.00–$265,000.00/yrSecurity Engineer (Red Team) (opens the job details)
Offensive Security · Starbase, TX· 1mo agoDetails
Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Starbase, TX· 1mo agoDetails
Sr. Security Analyst (opens the job details)
SecOps & IR · Redmond, WA· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000.00–$195,000.00/yrPrincipal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$225,000.00–$340,000.00/yr
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Working at SpaceX
Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, SpaceX moved its headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas, and operates the largest satellite constellation in orbit through Starlink. Its security postings state $145k–$280k/yr typically (median $160k/yr).
Hiring now, with salaries read from its own postings63 open roles at SpaceX, confirmed on its careers system 11 Nov 2026.
Full-time, on-site roles paid in salary plus SpaceX stock; some posts require a Top Secret clearance.
Its security roles are all in the US: Hawthorne, California leads, followed by Redmond, Washington, Bastrop and Starbase in Texas, Washington, DC and Palo Alto, with a few at Cape Canaveral, Austin and Irvine.
Salaries at SpaceX
From its open postings · 11 Nov 2026Midpoint $160k/yr, across 48 postings with a salary range. Stated salaries range from $85k/yr to $355k/yr.
Computed from 48 different pay ranges employers posted, by this employer, each counted as a year's pay (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours). 15 of the 63 open roles in this set give no salary.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 28 | $148k–$287k/yr | $355k/yr |
| Security Engineering | 20 | $144k–$274k/yr | $340k/yr |
| SecOps & IR | 8 | $105k–$198k/yr | $205k/yr |
| GRC | 4 | $163k–$200k/yr | $200k/yr |
| Leadership | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Offensive Security | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| Threat Intel & Research | 1 | $85k–$110k/hr1 rate | $110k/yr |
SpaceX's best-paid open roles
Sort all 63 by salary- $235,000.00–$355,000.00/yr
- $225,000.00–$345,000.00/yr
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Starshield) (opens the job details)
Security Engineering · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$225,000.00–$340,000.00/yr- $180,000.00–$280,000.00/yr
- $180,000.00–$280,000.00/yr
Usual band means from the 25th percentile of the midpoints of posted ranges (each counted as yearly pay, a rate per hour at 2,080 hours) to the 90th percentile of their top ends; the board applies that one rule to every list. The methodology explains each salary label.
Specialties SpaceX hires in
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SpaceX: common questions
What salary does SpaceX offer security staff?
SpaceX's security postings usually state $145k–$280k/yr, centred on $160k/yr, going by the 48 open roles with a salary range. The lowest stated salary is $85k/yr and the highest $355k/yr.
What sort of company is SpaceX?
Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, SpaceX moved its headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas, and operates the largest satellite constellation in orbit through Starlink.
What is it like to work in security at SpaceX?
Its security postings state $145k–$280k/yr typically (median $160k/yr). As a defense or aerospace employer, many of its roles require a US clearance and on-site work.
What kind of employment are SpaceX's security roles?
Full-time, on-site roles paid in salary plus SpaceX stock; some posts require a Top Secret clearance.
Where are SpaceX's security jobs based?
Its security roles are all in the US: Hawthorne, California leads, followed by Redmond, Washington, Bastrop and Starbase in Texas, Washington, DC and Palo Alto, with a few at Cape Canaveral, Austin and Irvine.
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