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Northwood Space Salary

Northwood Space Salary

Northwood Space pays a median of $174K ($134K–$193K) across 44 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $134K–$193K salary range

Median: $174K  ·  Based on 44 public Northwood Space job postings  ·  Updated June 25, 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 June 25, 2026
$174K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$134K–$193K
Typical range
$304K view JD
Highest base · Head of FPGA Engineering
44
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+15
44 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 70% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$116K (6)
Mid
$136K (8)
Senior
$190K (16)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$190K · $304K top (29)
Highest-paying skills
Rust $193KAWS $192KAzure $191KPython $190KGo $190KSQL $133K

Highest-paying open roles at Northwood Space

Northwood Space salary by department

  • engineering: $190K median · $304K top base — Head of FPGA Engineering (view JD) (29 roles)

Northwood Space salary by seniority

  • Junior: $116K median · $175K top base — Manufacturing Engineer (view JD) (6)
  • Mid: $136K median · $220K top base — Legal Counsel (view JD) (8)
  • Senior: $190K median · $275K top base — Senior FPGA Engineer (view JD) (16)

Northwood Space salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $194K median · $260K top base — Lead Software Engineer (Cloud) (view JD) (6)

Northwood Space salary by location

  • Los Angeles: $175K median · $304K top base — Head of FPGA Engineering (view JD) (41 roles)

Remote work at Northwood Space

7% of Northwood Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Northwood Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (15) · Rust (5) · AWS (4) · Azure (4) · CI/CD (3) · GCP (2) · Go (2) · Supply Chain (1) · WMS (1) · Freight (1).

Benefits & perks at Northwood Space

Commonly listed: 401k (13) · dental (9) · life-ins (9) · pto (9) · parental (9) · unlimited-pto (3) · bonus (2).

About Northwood Space

Northwood Space is Late Stage 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 15 that do, 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; 70% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Northwood Space total compensation signals

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

Northwood Space hiring activity

Northwood Space has 44 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 44 public job postings with disclosed pay. 15 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (44 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

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

CompanyMedian payvs Northwood SpaceStage
SpaceX$135K↓ -23%Series H
Voyager Technologies$160K↓ -8%Public
CesiumAstro$157K↓ -10%Series C
BlueHalo$129K↓ -26%
True Anomaly$175K↑ +0%Series D
Sierra Space$139K↓ -20%Series C

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Common questions

What does Northwood Space pay?
The median pay is $174K, with a typical range of $134K–$193K, based on 44 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 FPGA Engineering, at $208K–$304K base.

Which team pays the most at Northwood Space?
The engineering team, at a $190K 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 44 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 June 25, 2026.

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