Relativity Space Salary

💰 $135K–$185K salary range

Median: $163K  ·  Based on 286 public Relativity Space job postings  ·  Updated August 9, 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

Highest-paying open roles at Relativity Space

• Director, Hardware Engineering — $245K–$367K · Avionics Engineering
• Sr Manager, Vehicle Software Infrastructure — $206K–$308K · Vehicle Software
• Moonshot Engineer — $144K–$307K · Dark Matter Lab
• Director, Supplier Industrialization Engineering — $195K–$293K · Reliability
• Director, Supplier Development Engineering — $195K–$293K · Reliability
• Director, Vehicle Fluid Systems Supply Chain — $188K–$282K · Supply Chain
• Senior Commercial Counsel — $186K–$278K · Legal
• Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling — $185K–$277K · Stage Manufacturing
• Principal Mechanical Engineer, Factory Automation — $185K–$277K · Stage Manufacturing
• Principal Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer, Tooling — $185K–$277K · Stage Manufacturing

Relativity Space salary by department

• interplanetary: $205K median · $271K top base — Staff Flight Software Engineer, Interplanetary Sciences Program (view JD) (23 roles)
• stennis test: $204K median · $245K top base — Senior Manager, Construction Engineering (view JD) (5 roles)
• vehicle fluids engineering: $195K median · $276K top base — Sr Manager, Vehicle Fluids Analysis (view JD) (7 roles)
• avionics engineering: $185K median · $367K top base — Director, Hardware Engineering (view JD) (21 roles)
• terrestrial software: $185K median · $269K top base — Manager, Software Engineering - Factory Platform (view JD) (8 roles)
• horizon: $182K median · $271K top base — Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack (view JD) (9 roles)
• propulsion engineering: $165K median · $277K top base — Principal Turbomachinery Engineer, Turbine Development (view JD) (40 roles)
• stage structures and mechanisms engineering: $165K median · $246K top base — Staff Mechanisms Engineer (view JD) (14 roles)

Relativity Space salary by seniority

• Junior: $130K median · $188K top base — Simulation and Modeling Engineer II (view JD) (45)
• Mid: $130K median · $190K top base — Avionics Production Supervisor, PCBA (view JD) (31)
• Senior: $165K median · $308K top base — Sr Manager, Vehicle Software Infrastructure (view JD) (119)
• Staff: $205K median · $307K top base — Moonshot Engineer (view JD) (46)

Relativity Space salary — lead & management

• Lead: $170K median · $227K top base — Lead Engineer, Avionics Test Engineering (view JD) (15)
• Manager: $162K median · $269K top base — Manager, Software Engineering - Factory Platform (view JD) (24)
• Director: $240K median · $367K top base — Director, Hardware Engineering (view JD) (6)

Remote work at Relativity Space

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

What Relativity Space looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (35) · R (33) · Procurement (9) · ERP (9) · Rust (5) · React (3) · AWS (2) · SQL (2) · Reconciliation (2) · FP&A (2).

Benefits & perks at Relativity Space

Commonly listed: pto (281) · parental (281) · mental-health (1).

About Relativity Space

Relativity Space is Series F 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 65 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; 98% 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: 1% include commission; 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 286 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 286 public job postings with disclosed pay. 71 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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Common questions

What does Relativity Space pay?
The median pay is $163K, with a typical range of $135K–$185K, based on 286 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 Director, Hardware Engineering, at $245K–$367K base.

Which team pays the most at Relativity Space?
The interplanetary team, at a $205K 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 286 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 August 9, 2026.

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