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Blue Origin Salary

Blue Origin Salary

Blue Origin pays a median of $157K ($134K–$198K) across 359 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $134K–$198K salary range

Median: $157K  ·  Based on 359 public Blue Origin job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026


This Blue Origin salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Blue Origin · pay benchmark · updated July 1, 2026
$157K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$134K–$198K
Typical range
$431K view JD
Highest base · Principal Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (Data Converters) - TeraWave
359
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+359
359 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 26% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$119K (23)
Mid
$134K (95)
Senior
$174K (162)
Staff
$235K (46)
Pay by location
Seattle $157K (122)Denver $217K (5)Los Angeles $174K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Go $208KAWS $198KJava $198KTypeScript $198KCI/CD $198KKubernetes $198KReact $189KSQL $182K

Highest-paying open roles at Blue Origin

Blue Origin salary by seniority

  • Junior: $119K median · $173K top base — Software Development Engineer II - New Glenn Avionics (view JD) (23)
  • Mid: $134K median · $211K top base — Software Configuration Engineer III - Lunar Permanence (view JD) (95)
  • Senior: $174K median · $381K top base — Sr Director NG Software Engineering (view JD) (162)
  • Staff: $235K median · $431K top base — Principal Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (Data Converters) - TeraWave (view JD) (46)

Blue Origin salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $188K median · $277K top base — Software Lead — Oasis-1 Mission (Space Resources Program) (view JD) (6)
  • Manager: $168K median · $277K top base — Embedded Software & Firmware Technical Program Manager - Core Avionics (view JD) (17)
  • Director: $244K median · $328K top base — Director - TeraWave PoP Infrastructure (view JD) (10)

Blue Origin salary by location

  • Seattle: $157K median · $381K top base — Sr Director NG Software Engineering (view JD) (122 roles)
  • Denver: $217K median · $269K top base — Director Technical Program Manager - Blue National Security (view JD) (5 roles)
  • Los Angeles: $174K median · $277K top base — Software Lead — Oasis-1 Mission (Space Resources Program) (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Blue Origin

3% of Blue Origin's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Blue Origin looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (37) · Supply Chain (9) · React (8) · Sourcing (7) · AWS (6) · Java (6) · JavaScript (6) · Procurement (5) · TypeScript (5) · SQL (5).

Benefits & perks at Blue Origin

Commonly listed: dental (242) · 401k (242) · life-ins (242) · pto (242) · parental (242) · relocation (17) · mental-health (1).

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is Series F stage · 10,001+ employees · HQ Kent, Washington. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Blue Origin

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 239 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate's 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; 26% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Blue Origin total compensation signals

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

Blue Origin hiring activity

Blue Origin has 359 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 359 public job postings with disclosed pay. 359 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (359 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 20 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Blue Origin's pay with companies in the same space:

CompanyMedian payvs Blue OriginStage
True Anomaly$170K↑ +8%Series D
Boeing$132K↓ -16%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -14%Series D
Shield AI$168K↑ +7%Series G
Rocket Lab$135K↓ -14%Public
K2 Space$158K↑ +0%Series C

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Common questions

What does Blue Origin pay?
The median pay is $157K, with a typical range of $134K–$198K, based on 359 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Blue Origin?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (Data Converters) - TeraWave, at $308K–$431K base.

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 359 public Blue Origin 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 July 1, 2026.

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