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Relativity Space Salary

Relativity Space Salary

Relativity Space pays a median of $159K ($130K–$185K) across 304 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $130K–$185K salary range

Median: $159K  ·  Based on 304 public Relativity Space job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 2026


This Relativity Space 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.

📊 Salary breakdown

Relativity Space · pay benchmark · updated October 23, 2026
$159K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$130K–$185K
Typical range
$335K view JD
Highest base · Head of Avionics Manufacturing
304
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+109
195 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 99% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$113K (14)
Mid
$130K (74)
Senior
$165K (103)
Staff
$205K (44)
Management pay by function
Propulsion Engineering
$200K (3)
Vehicle Fluids Engineering
$200K (2)
Reliability Support
$159K (2)
Launch Build and Design
$151K (2)
Supply Chain
$146K (6)
Salary by department · median & top base
mission software
$192K · $308K top (6)
interplanetary
$188K · $271K top (23)
avionics engineering
$185K · $227K top (14)
propulsion engineering
$170K · $277K top (23)
horizon
$169K · $224K top (6)
stage structures and mechanisms engineering
$165K · $246K top (17)
vehicle fluids engineering
$165K · $276K top (9)
terrestrial software
$163K · $271K top (10)
Highest-paying skills
TypeScript $192KIceberg $192KKubernetes $185KHelm $185KRails $179KLinear $179KPostgreSQL $178KTerraform $177K

Highest-paying open roles at Relativity Space

Relativity Space salary by department

  • mission software: $192K median · $308K top base — Sr Manager, Vehicle Software Infrastructure (view JD) (6 roles)
  • interplanetary: $188K median · $271K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Storage Platform (view JD) (23 roles)
  • avionics engineering: $185K median · $227K top base — Lead Avionics Test Engineer (view JD) (14 roles)
  • propulsion engineering: $170K median · $277K top base — Principal COPV Engineer (view JD) (23 roles)
  • horizon: $169K median · $224K top base — Manager, Manufacturing Quality and Materials (view JD) (6 roles)
  • stage structures and mechanisms engineering: $165K median · $246K top base — Staff Mechanisms Engineer (view JD) (17 roles)
  • vehicle fluids engineering: $165K median · $276K top base — Senior Manager, Vehicle Fluids Analysis (view JD) (9 roles)
  • terrestrial software: $163K median · $271K top base — Staff Software Engineer (Factory Platform) (view JD) (10 roles)

Relativity Space engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Junior: $113K median · $173K top base — Software Engineer I (Factory Platform) (view JD) (14)
  • Mid: $130K median · $307K top base — Moonshot Engineer (view JD) (74)
  • Senior: $165K median · $230K top base — Senior Software Engineer (Factory Platform) (view JD) (103)
  • Staff: $205K median · $277K top base — Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling (view JD) (44)

Relativity Space engineering & product management salary

  • Manager: $202K median · $308K top base — Sr Manager, Vehicle Software Infrastructure (view JD) (12)

Remote work at Relativity Space

2% of Relativity Space's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Relativity Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: R (43) · Python (27) · React (9) · Procurement (8) · ERP (6) · SQL (6) · Supply Chain (5) · TypeScript (4) · GAAP (4) · Rust (3).

Benefits & perks at Relativity Space

Commonly listed: pto (300) · parental (300) · medical (1).

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is Public stage · 51–100 employees · founded 2016 · HQ Raleigh, North Carolina. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Relativity Space

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 58 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD 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; 99% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Relativity Space total compensation signals

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

Relativity Space hiring activity

Relativity Space has 304 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 304 public job postings with disclosed pay. 109 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (195 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 21 contract roles in the mix.

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Samsara$170K↑ +7%Public
Palantir$150K↓ -5%Public
Workday$194K↑ +23%Public
Appian$150K↓ -5%Public
Gusto$184K↑ +16%Series F

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Common questions

What does Relativity Space pay?
The median pay is $159K, with a typical range of $130K–$185K, based on 304 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Relativity Space?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Avionics Manufacturing, at $223K–$335K base.

Which team pays the most at Relativity Space?
The mission software team, at a $192K 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 304 public Relativity 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 23, 2026.

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