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Northwood Space Salary

Northwood Space Salary

Northwood Space pays a median of $150K ($135K–$187K) across 52 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $135K–$187K salary range

Median: $150K  ·  Based on 52 public Northwood Space job postings  ·  Updated October 8, 2026


This Northwood 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

Northwood Space · pay benchmark · updated October 8, 2026
$150K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$135K–$187K
Typical range
$300K view JD
Highest base · Head of Software
52
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+8
36 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 63% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$132K (14)
Senior
$183K (18)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$160K · $300K top (32)
Highest-paying skills
AWS $182KRust $171KGo $171KPython $145K

Highest-paying open roles at Northwood Space

Northwood Space salary by department

  • engineering: $160K median · $300K top base — Head of Software (view JD) (32 roles)

Northwood Space engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $132K median · $200K top base — Hardware Development Engineer (RF Systems) (view JD) (14)
  • Senior: $183K median · $260K top base — Lead Software Engineer (view JD) (18)

Northwood Space salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $150K median · $300K top base — Head of Software (view JD) (50 roles)

Remote work at Northwood Space

0% of Northwood Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Northwood Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (11) · Rust (8) · AWS (5) · Azure (4) · Go (3) · CI/CD (3) · GCP (2) · Supply Chain (2) · GAAP (1) · Financial Reporting (1).

Benefits & perks at Northwood Space

Commonly listed: 401k (18) · dental (15) · hsa-fsa (10) · pto (6) · life-ins (5) · parental (5) · unlimited-pto (3) · bonus (2).

About Northwood Space

Northwood Space is Series B stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2022 · HQ Torrance, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Northwood Space

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 8 that do, Bachelor's is 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; 63% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Northwood 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.

Northwood Space hiring activity

Northwood Space has 52 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 52 public job postings with disclosed pay. 8 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (36 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Northwood SpaceStage
CesiumAstro$152K↑ +1%Series C
Voyager Technologies$148K↓ -1%Public
SpaceX$143K↓ -5%Series D
True Anomaly$185K↑ +23%Series D
Sierra Space$141K↓ -6%Series C
Muon Space$203K↑ +35%Series C

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Common questions

What does Northwood Space pay?
The median pay is $150K, with a typical range of $135K–$187K, based on 52 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Northwood Space?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Software, at $225K–$300K base.

Which team pays the most at Northwood Space?
The engineering team, at a $160K 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 52 public Northwood 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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