Official U.S. Workforce Statistics
Space Salaries
Space Salaries
The space industry is well known for its highly paid workforce, which generally provides salaries above the average even among science and engineering jobs.
2014 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
The space industry is well known for its highly paid workforce, which generally provides salaries above the average even among science and engineering jobs. In 2013, the average salary in…
2007 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
Along with growing space industry employment, the U.S. space industry workforce is well compensated. In 2006, the U.S. space industry paid an annual average wage of $## to its workers.…
2008 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
As Exhibit 4e shows, the combined average annual salary across the six core U.S. space industry sectors analyzed was $## in 2007, nearly double the average salary of U.S. professionals…
2012 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
The space workforce consistently commands high average annual salaries; in 2012 the average space salary was $##. These high salaries reflect, in part, the fact that space jobs often require…
2013 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries
Given the requirements for advanced skills and education, it is not surprising that space sector jobs command high salaries. In 2012, the average space sector salary was about $##, more…
2011 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries Snapshot
Space salaries have increased even as U.S. space employment has declined. In 2010, the combined average salary across the six core U.S. space industry sectors was $96,706. This was more…
2010 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries – Snapshot
In 2009, the average salary across the six core U.S. space industry sectors was $92,553. This was more than double the average private-sector salary of $45,155.[efn_note]U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly…
2009 – U.S. Space Industry Salaries – Snapshot
Note: This section's exhibits are from The Space Report 2010. Space industry jobs stimulate the overall economy more than most other jobs because they offer higher salaries on average. Higher…