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Inversion Space Salary

Inversion Space Salary

Inversion Space pays a median of $165K ($142K–$179K) across 71 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $142K–$179K salary range

Median: $165K  ·  Based on 71 public Inversion Space job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This Inversion Space 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

Inversion Space · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$165K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$142K–$179K
Typical range
$290K view JD
Highest base · Director of Business Development, Test and Targets
71
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+71
71 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$128K (13)
Senior
$165K (33)
Staff
$191K (12)
Salary by department · median & top base
reentry
$175K · $244K top (16)
software
$170K · $236K top (9)
avionics
$165K · $221K top (17)
mechanical
$165K · $221K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Rust $170KCI/CD $170KCcpa $165KPython $165KMatlab $165KGit $149KDocker $131KKubernetes $131K

Highest-paying open roles at Inversion Space

Inversion Space salary by department

  • reentry: $175K median · $244K top base — Principal TPS Materials Engineer (view JD) (16 roles)
  • software: $170K median · $236K top base — Staff Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle (view JD) (9 roles)
  • avionics: $165K median · $221K top base — Staff Avionics Engineer (view JD) (17 roles)
  • mechanical: $165K median · $221K top base — Staff Mechanisms Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Inversion Space engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $128K median · $205K top base — Technical Program Manager II (view JD) (13)
  • Senior: $165K median · $221K top base — Senior Antenna Engineer (view JD) (33)
  • Staff: $191K median · $244K top base — Principal TPS Materials Engineer (view JD) (12)

Remote work at Inversion Space

2% of Inversion Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Inversion Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (30) · Rust (8) · CI/CD (5) · Docker (3) · AWS (2) · GCP (2) · Kubernetes (2) · Terraform (2) · TypeScript (2) · JavaScript (2).

About Inversion Space

Inversion Space is Series A stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2021 · HQ Los Angeles, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Inversion Space

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 21 that do, Bachelor's and Master'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; 100% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Inversion Space total compensation signals

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

Inversion Space hiring activity

Inversion Space has 71 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 71 public job postings with disclosed pay. 71 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (71 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Inversion Space's pay with companies in the same space:

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SpaceX$143K↓ -14%Series D
Sierra Space$152K↓ -8%Series C
Boeing$132K↓ -20%Public
K2 Space$160K↓ -3%Series D
CesiumAstro$147K↓ -11%Series C
Voyager Technologies$149K↓ -10%Public

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Common questions

What does Inversion Space pay?
The median pay is $165K, with a typical range of $142K–$179K, based on 71 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Inversion Space?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of Business Development, Test and Targets, at $220K–$290K base.

Which team pays the most at Inversion Space?
The reentry team, at a $175K 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 71 public Inversion Space 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 8, 2026.

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