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Blue Origin Salary

Blue Origin Salary

Blue Origin pays a median of $157K ($133K–$188K) across 180 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $133K–$188K salary range

Median: $157K  ·  Based on 180 public Blue Origin job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 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 June 19, 2026
$157K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$133K–$188K
Typical range
$377K view JD
Highest base · Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave
180
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+180
180 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 81% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$119K (22)
Mid
$129K (31)
Senior
$161K (88)
Staff
$218K (22)
Pay by location
Seattle $145K (63)Los Angeles $174K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Java $198KTypeScript $198KCI/CD $198KReact $181KAWS $177KSupply Chain $161KLess $157KPython $153K

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) (22)
  • Mid: $129K median · $183K top base — Thermal Analyst III - Lunar Permanence (view JD) (31)
  • Senior: $161K median · $306K top base — Sr Director, Facilities Operations (view JD) (88)
  • Staff: $218K median · $377K top base — Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave (view JD) (22)

Blue Origin salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $188K median · $277K top base — Software Lead — Oasis-1 Mission (Space Resources Program) (view JD) (5)
  • Manager: $168K median · $277K top base — Embedded Software & Firmware Technical Program Manager - Core Avionics (view JD) (9)

Blue Origin salary by location

  • Seattle: $145K median · $342K top base — Chief Systems Architect - TeraWave (view JD) (63 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

4% of Blue Origin's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Blue Origin looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (31) · Supply Chain (7) · React (6) · Java (6) · SQL (6) · AWS (5) · JavaScript (5) · Procurement (4) · Sourcing (4) · Project Management (4).

Benefits & perks at Blue Origin

Commonly listed: dental (180) · 401k (180) · life-ins (180) · pto (180) · parental (180) · relocation (12) · mental-health (1).

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is 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 109 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master'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; 81% 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 180 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 180 public job postings with disclosed pay. 180 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (180 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 8 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Blue OriginStage
Google$200K↑ +28%Public
SpaceX$135K↓ -14%Series D
Accenture Federal Services$154K↓ -2%Venture-backed
OpenAI$308K↑ +96%Late Stage
Esri$126K↓ -19%
Databricks$215K↑ +37%Series J

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Common questions

What does Blue Origin pay?
The median pay is $157K, with a typical range of $133K–$188K, based on 180 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 ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Terawave, at $269K–$377K 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 180 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 June 19, 2026.

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