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Muon Space Salary

Muon Space Salary

Muon Space pays a median of $203K ($183K–$219K) across 125 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $183K–$219K salary range

Median: $203K  ·  Based on 125 public Muon Space job postings  ·  Updated October 15, 2026


This Muon 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

Muon Space · pay benchmark · updated October 15, 2026
$203K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$183K–$219K
Typical range
$307K view JD
Highest base · Senior Product Manager
125
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+32
101 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 100% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$193K (31)
Senior
$207K (40)
Staff
$225K (14)
Management pay by function
Engineering - Software
$223K (2)
Engineering - Hardware
$202K (3)
Product
$200K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering - software
$224K · $267K top (36)
mission management
$219K · $232K top (6)
mission architecture & formulation
$209K · $250K top (8)
engineering - eo/ir instruments
$206K · $244K top (10)
information systems
$202K · $307K top (8)
engineering - systems and gnc
$199K · $259K top (10)
business development
$197K · $251K top (6)
engineering - hardware
$195K · $259K top (26)
Highest-paying skills
REST $231KKubernetes $225KDocker $225KIam $225KRust $225KGrafana $225KSegment $219KTerraform $214K

Highest-paying open roles at Muon Space

Muon Space salary by department

  • engineering - software: $224K median · $267K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Compute Architecture (view JD) (36 roles)
  • mission management: $219K median · $232K top base — Senior Technical Program Manager, Earth Observation (view JD) (6 roles)
  • mission architecture & formulation: $209K median · $250K top base — Principal Mission Architect - EO/IR (view JD) (8 roles)
  • engineering - eo/ir instruments: $206K median · $244K top base — Senior Optomechanical Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • information systems: $202K median · $307K top base — Senior Product Manager (view JD) (8 roles)
  • engineering - systems and gnc: $199K median · $259K top base — Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer (view JD) (10 roles)
  • business development: $197K median · $251K top base — Director of Growth Operations (view JD) (6 roles)
  • engineering - hardware: $195K median · $259K top base — Senior Director of Spacecraft Structure & Mission Hardware (view JD) (26 roles)

Muon Space engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $193K median · $233K top base — Software Engineer, Computer Vision / Machine Learning (view JD) (31)
  • Senior: $207K median · $307K top base — Senior Product Manager (view JD) (40)
  • Staff: $225K median · $267K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Compute Architecture (view JD) (14)

Muon Space engineering & product management salary

  • Manager: $221K median · $265K top base — Engineering Manager, Compute Components (view JD) (11)

Muon Space salary by location

  • Remote: $203K median · $252K top base — Staff Software Engineer Clearance, Flight Software (view JD) (51 roles)

Remote work at Muon Space

41% of Muon Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $202K median vs $183K onsite.

What Muon Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (52) · CI/CD (8) · AWS (7) · Product Roadmap (6) · Kubernetes (6) · Azure (4) · Docker (4) · Rust (4) · TypeScript (4) · GCP (3).

Benefits & perks at Muon Space

Commonly listed: dental (125) · vision (125) · 401k (125) · life-ins (125) · pto (125) · parental (125) · mental-health (1).

About Muon Space

Muon Space is Series C stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2021 · HQ Mountain View, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Muon Space

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 63 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Muon Space total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 18% include commission; on-target earnings run about $182K where stated (4 roles); common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Muon Space hiring activity

Muon Space has 125 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 125 public job postings with disclosed pay. 32 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (101 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 10 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Muon SpaceStage
SpaceX$143K↓ -30%Series D
Blue Origin$161K↓ -20%Venture-backed
Boeing$132K↓ -35%Public
K2 Space$160K↓ -21%Series D
True Anomaly$178K↓ -12%Series D
Curtiss-Wright$112K↓ -44%Public

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Common questions

What does Muon Space pay?
The median pay is $203K, with a typical range of $183K–$219K, based on 125 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Muon Space?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Product Manager, at $272K–$307K base.

Which team pays the most at Muon Space?
The engineering - software team, at a $224K 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 125 public Muon 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 15, 2026.

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