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Loft Orbital pays a median of $170K ($135K–$175K) across 42 public job postings (2025–2026).
Median: $170K · Based on 42 public Loft Orbital job postings · Updated November 4, 2026
This Loft Orbital 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.
2% of Loft Orbital's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Python (17) · CI/CD (17) · Docker (8) · C++ (5) · GCP (4) · Kubernetes (4) · ATS (4) · Full-Cycle Recruiting (4) · Go (3) · Infrastructure As Code (2).
Commonly listed: dental (41) · vision (41) · hsa-fsa (41) · 401k (41) · life-ins (41) · parental (41) · relocation (41).
Loft Orbital is Series C stage · 251–500 employees · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.
Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior).
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; 98% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Loft Orbital has 42 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 42 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (31 in the last 90).
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What does Loft Orbital pay?
The median pay is $170K, with a typical range of $135K–$175K, based on 42 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Loft Orbital?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director of Embedded Software & FPGA Engineering, at $195K–$275K base.
Which team pays the most at Loft Orbital?
The infrastructure 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.
Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 42 public Loft Orbital 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 November 4, 2026.
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