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Muon Space Salary

Muon Space Salary

Muon Space pays a median of $192K ($171K–$204K) across 46 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $171K–$204K salary range

Median: $192K  ·  Based on 46 public Muon Space job postings  ·  Updated June 22, 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 June 22, 2026
$192K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$171K–$204K
Typical range
$275K view JD
Highest base · Head of Accounting, Corporate Controller
46
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+18
34 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 91% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$163K (6)
Senior
$192K (23)
Staff
$222K (10)
Salary by department · median & top base
go to market
$207K · $243K top (6)
engineering - software
$196K · $234K top (12)
mission engineering
$192K · $223K top (13)
engineering - hardware
$191K · $250K top (5)
Highest-paying skills
Docker $196KKubernetes $196KPython $194KJulia $192KMatlab $182KGo $167K

Highest-paying open roles at Muon Space

Muon Space salary by department

  • go to market: $207K median · $243K top base — Principal Mission Architect (view JD) (6 roles)
  • engineering - software: $196K median · $234K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Flight Software (view JD) (12 roles)
  • mission engineering: $192K median · $223K top base — Senior Optomechanical Engineer (view JD) (13 roles)
  • engineering - hardware: $191K median · $250K top base — Principal Mechanical Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Muon Space salary by seniority

  • Mid: $163K median · $208K top base — Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $192K median · $223K top base — Senior Optomechanical Engineer (view JD) (23)
  • Staff: $222K median · $254K top base — Staff Product Manager, Software (view JD) (10)

Muon Space salary by location

  • Remote: $186K median · $275K top base — Head of Accounting, Corporate Controller (view JD) (37 roles)

Remote work at Muon Space

86% of Muon Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Muon Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (29) · Rust (4) · CI/CD (4) · Kubernetes (3) · Docker (3) · FastAPI (2) · Kafka (2) · AWS (2) · GCP (2) · Azure (2).

Benefits & perks at Muon Space

Commonly listed: dental (42) · vision (42) · 401k (42) · life-ins (42) · pto (42) · parental (42).

About Muon Space

Muon Space is Series B 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 22 that do, PhD and Bachelor's 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; 91% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Muon Space total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 7% include commission; on-target earnings run about $200K where stated (3 roles); common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Muon Space hiring activity

Muon Space has 46 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 46 public job postings with disclosed pay. 18 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (34 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Muon SpaceStage
SpaceX$135K↓ -30%Series D
Socure$185K↓ -3%Series E
IonQ$164K↓ -14%Public
Trace3$129K↓ -33%
Turion Space$175K↓ -9%Late Stage
SPS Commerce$115K↓ -40%Public

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Common questions

What does Muon Space pay?
The median pay is $192K, with a typical range of $171K–$204K, based on 46 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 Head of Accounting, Corporate Controller, at $250K–$275K base.

Which team pays the most at Muon Space?
The go to market team, at a $207K 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 46 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 June 22, 2026.

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