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BlackSky Salary

BlackSky Salary

BlackSky pays a median of $150K ($140K–$181K) across 30 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $140K–$181K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 30 public BlackSky job postings  ·  Updated October 20, 2026


This BlackSky salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

BlackSky · pay benchmark · updated October 20, 2026
$150K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$140K–$181K
Typical range
$250K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Legal
30
Open roles
~8 yrs
Typical exp.
+18
24 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 10% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$141K (12)
Staff
$188K (7)
Management pay by function
Technology/Ground Svcs & Apps 60-142
$185K (2)
Finance/Accounting 10-030
$140K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
technology/spacecraft engineering 45-240
$155K · $230K top (6)
Highest-paying skills
Python $154KGit $148K

Highest-paying open roles at BlackSky

BlackSky salary by department

  • technology/spacecraft engineering 45-240: $155K median · $230K top base — Principal Engineer, Spacecraft Test Development (view JD) (6 roles)

BlackSky engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Senior: $141K median · $165K top base — Senior Engineer - Embedded/Flight Software (view JD) (12)
  • Staff: $188K median · $230K top base — Principal Engineer, Spacecraft Test Development (view JD) (7)

BlackSky salary by location

  • Remote: $155K median · $250K top base — Vice President, Legal (view JD) (19 roles)

Remote work at BlackSky

63% of BlackSky's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What BlackSky looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (5) · Go (3) · AWS (3) · GAAP (3) · Auditing (2) · Financial Reporting (2) · Litigation (1) · Regulatory Compliance (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1).

Benefits & perks at BlackSky

Commonly listed: dental (30) · mental-health (30) · hsa-fsa (30) · 401k (30) · life-ins (30) · pto (30) · parental (30).

About BlackSky

BlackSky is Public stage · 251–500 employees · founded 2013 · HQ Seattle, Washington. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at BlackSky

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 10 that do, Bachelor's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 10% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

BlackSky total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

BlackSky hiring activity

BlackSky has 30 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 30 public job postings with disclosed pay. 18 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (24 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 5 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare BlackSky's pay with companies in the same space:

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Planet$161K↑ +7%Public
Boeing$132K↓ -12%Public
SingleStore$160K↑ +7%Series F
SpaceX$143K↓ -5%Series D
Blue Origin$161K↑ +8%Venture-backed
Shield AI$190K↑ +27%Series G

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Common questions

What does BlackSky pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $140K–$181K, based on 30 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at BlackSky?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Legal, at $245K–$250K base.

Which team pays the most at BlackSky?
The technology/spacecraft engineering 45-240 team, at a $155K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 30 public BlackSky job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 20, 2026.

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