Vast salary data
Vast publishes pay ranges on 138 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 19 August 2026
$140k
Median midpoint
$65k
Lowest published
$289k
Highest published
138
Roles with pay
Pay by role at Vast
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 79 | $86k | $265k |
| Manager | 17 | $102k | $233k |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $135k | $268k |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $84k | $122k |
| Recruiter | 2 | $95k | $164k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from Vast's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today. Figures above cover annual salaries only; 5 further roles are quoted at an hourly or monthly rate are excluded so they don't distort the ranges.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar new | Long Beach, California, United States | Lunar Programs | $137k – $230k |
| Controls and Automation Engineer II | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $121k – $171k |
| Accounts Payable Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Finance | $105k – $145k |
| Manufacturing Engineer II, Environmental Test | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Environmental Testing | $112k – $159k |
| Business Development Analyst II | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $86k – $122k |
| Test Engineer | Mojave, California, United States | Engineering - Components | $86k – $120k |
| Integration Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Integration Build Engineering Specialist | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Senior Compensation Analyst | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $105k – $150k |
| Senior EMI-EMC Test Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $148k – $210k |
| Executive Assistant | Long Beach, California, United States | Marketing | $96k – $137k |
| Business System Analyst | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $84k – $118k |
| Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Thermal Controls Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Propulsion | $136k – $176k |
| Senior Partnerships Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Marketing | $129k – $183k |
| Mechanical Engineer II, Life Support Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - ECLSS | $112k – $159k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $135k – $192k |
| Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) | Long Beach, California, United States | Legal | $164k – $232k |
| Test Engineer, Structures Test | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $112k – $196k |
| Subcontracts Specialist, IT Support, Software | Long Beach, California, United States | Supply Chain | $106k – $151k |
| Systems Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Flight Safety & Mission Assurance | $112k – $159k |
| Supervisor, Orbital Tube Welding | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Avionics | $94k – $134k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Flight Safety & Mission Assurance | $138k – $196k |
| Senior Manufacturing Engineer | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $135k – $195k |
| Staff Mission Operations Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Mission Operations | $162k – $230k |
| Senior Technical Recruiter | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $116k – $164k |
| Environmental Health & Safety Sr. Specialist | Long Beach, California, United States | Operations | $106k – $151k |
| System Safety Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Flight Safety & Mission Assurance | $111k – $157k |
| Mission Assurance Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Flight Safety & Mission Assurance | $160k – $227k |
| Design Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Design Reliability | $137k – $195k |
| Tooling Engineer I | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Fabrication | $86k – $122k |
| Manufacturing Planner, Fluid Systems Manufacturing | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Operations | $67k – $108k |
| Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Subassemblies | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Primary & Mechanical Sub-Assemblies | $86k – $195k |
| Propulsion Test Engineer | Mojave, California, United States | Engineering - Propulsion | $86k – $122k |
| Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Flight Safety & Mission Assurance | $112k – $159k |
| Senior Buyer | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $107k – $152k |
| Production Manager, Fluid Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Fabrication | $133k – $188k |
| Thermal Fluids Design Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Design Reliability | $162k – $265k |
| Structures Design Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Design Reliability | $162k – $265k |
| Propulsion Design Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Design Reliability | $162k – $265k |
| Avionics Design Reliability Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Design Reliability | $162k – $265k |
| Construction Project Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Operations | $105k – $171k |
| Senior / Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Integration) | Long Beach, California, United States | Quality | $138k – $163k |
| Senior / Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Avionics) | Long Beach, California, United States | Quality | $138k – $230k |
| University Recruiter II | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $95k – $156k |
| Senior People Operations Program Specialist | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $104k – $147k |
| Staff Technical Sourcer | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $135k – $192k |
| Senior Manager, Fluid Systems Design | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Propulsion | $164k – $233k |
| Information Assurance Specialist II | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $91k – $130k |
| Manager, Soft Goods | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Soft Goods | $102k – $146k |
| Environmental Health and Safety Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Operations | $90k – $128k |
| Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Soft Goods | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Soft Goods | $162k – $230k |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Avionics | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $138k – $196k |
| Production Manager, Avionics Manufacturing | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Avionics | $132k – $188k |
| Talent Operations Specialist | Long Beach, California, United States | People | $69k – $98k |
| Manager, Government Affairs | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Business Development | $139k – $197k |
| Manager, Procurement (Machining) | Long Beach, California, United States | Supply Chain | $114k – $162k |
| Senior Manager, Loads & Dynamics | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $164k – $232k |
| Manager, Loads & Dynamics | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $143k – $203k |
| Director, Loads & Dynamics | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $189k – $268k |
| Staff Thermal Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Thermal | $175k – $249k |
| Senior IT System Administrator | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $107k – $156k |
| Senior Subcontracts Specialist, Indirect | Long Beach, California, United States | Supply Chain | $131k – $186k |
| Manufacturing Operations Analyst | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Avionics | $70k – $120k |
| Buyer II | Long Beach, California, United States | Supply Chain | $84k – $118k |
| Buyer I | Long Beach, California, United States | Supply Chain | $65k – $90k |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $138k – $196k |
| Senior Thermal Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $148k – $210k |
| Director, Fluid Systems Test | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Propulsion | $203k – $289k |
| Staff Accountant | Long Beach, California, United States | Finance | $75k – $107k |
| Senior GNC Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $160k – $227k |
| Senior Power Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $138k – $196k |
| Senior Electronics & Avionics Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $138k – $196k |
| Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Design & Simulation | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $112k – $159k |
| Director, Mission Engineering & Management | Long Beach, California, United States | Satellite | $189k – $268k |
| Technical Project Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - TPM (Project Management) | $123k – $175k |
| Operations & Production Specialist, Experiences | Long Beach, California, United States | Marketing | $86k – $120k |
| Manager, Security Operations / Facility Security Officer (FSO) | Long Beach, California, United States | Protect | $114k – $162k |
| Legal Counsel (Commercial) | Long Beach, California, United States | Legal | $155k – $221k |
| Manager, Engineering | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Thermal | $150k – $215k |
| Senior Manufacturing Engineer, ECLSS | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Fabrication | $112k – $159k |
| Mechanical Engineer II, Thermal Control Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Thermal | $112k – $159k |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Life Support Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - ECLSS | $112k – $159k |
| Staff DevOps Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Software | $159k – $227k |
| Senior Mission Operations Engineer - Ground Segment | Long Beach, California, United States | Mission Operations | $137k – $230k |
| Structures Test Engineer (Hydraulic Power Engineer) | Mojave, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $138k – $196k |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Structures | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $138k – $196k |
| Battery Electronics Engineer II+ | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $112k – $159k |
| Mechanical Engineer, Structures | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $86k – $122k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $159k – $226k |
| Dynamics Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $86k – $122k |
| Integration Engineer, Environmental Test | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Integration Build Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Staff Environmental Test Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Environmental Testing | $160k – $230k |
| Manufacturing Engineer - Factory Systems & Rate Production | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Operations | $112k – $159k |
| Integration Production Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $125k – $180k |
| Staff Software Engineer, AI Tooling | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $160k – $227k |
| Staff Data Architect | Long Beach, California, United States | IT | $156k – $221k |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Thermal Control Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Thermal | $138k – $196k |
| Radiation Effects Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $93k – $133k |
| Staff Scientist | Houston, Texas, United States; Long Beach, California, United States | Mission Management | $160k – $210k |
| Senior Mission Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Mission Management | $151k – $215k |
| Mechanical Engineer I, Avionics, Haven | Long Beach, California, United States | Emerging Talent | $86k – $122k |
| Executive Assistant | Long Beach, California, United States | Executive | $85k – $121k |
| Quality Manager | Long Beach, California, United States | Quality | $102k – $145k |
| Power Electronics Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $110k – $140k |
| Senior Propulsion Engineer | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $130k – $190k |
| RF Antenna Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $121k – $171k |
| Propulsion Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Propulsion | $112k – $159k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Structures | $86k – $122k |
| Fluids Test Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Supplier Quality Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Quality | $100k – $130k |
| Manufacturing Engineer, Structures | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Structures | $138k – $196k |
| Solar Array Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $110k – $140k |
| Avionics Test Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $121k – $171k |
| Turbomachinery Engineer II | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $110k – $155k |
| Combustion Devices Engineer II | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $110k – $155k |
| Senior RF Systems Engineer | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Avionics | $148k – $210k |
| Integration Engineer, Fluid Systems Test | Long Beach, California, United States | Manufacturing - Integration | $112k – $159k |
| Manager, Thermal Control Systems | Long Beach, California, United States | Engineering - Thermal | $155k – $220k |
| Mechanical Engineer II | Hawthorne, California, United States | E-2 | $110k – $155k |
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