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NASA Salaries

How much do people at NASA get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at NASA is $124,363, or $59 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $117,103, or $56 per hour.

At NASA, the highest paid job is a Group Product Manager at $223,604 annually and the lowest is a Sr Desktop Support at $41,000 annually. Average NASA salaries by department include: Design at $112,999, Customer Support at $137,328, Product at $217,834, and HR at $116,458. Half of NASA salaries are above $117,103.

154 employees at NASA rank their Compensation in the Top 20% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 483 ratings) while 150 employees at NASA rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 160 ratings).

Salaries contributed from NASA employees include job titles like Principal Engineer, Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Data Scientist. Comparably data has a total of 11 salary records from NASA employees.

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$66k
$91k
$116k
$168k
$224k
$276k
$286k
$124,363*
Average Compensation
$117,103*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

NASA Salary Averages By Department

NASA Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department
$217,834 Avg. total comp.
Engineering Department
$117,869 Avg. total comp.
Marketing Department
$144,686 Avg. total comp.
Design Department
$112,999 Avg. total comp.
Operations Department
$78,312 Avg. total comp.
Admin Department
$60,548 Avg. total comp.
Business Development Department
$114,528 Avg. total comp.
Finance Department
$89,605 Avg. total comp.
Customer Support Department
$137,328 Avg. total comp.
HR Department
$116,458 Avg. total comp.
IT Department
$109,193 Avg. total comp.
Legal Department
$149,483 Avg. total comp.
Sales Department
$169,354 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (5)

Director of Product
$204,267*
Est. Salary
$108k
$160k
$207k
$252k
$343k
$433k
Group Product Manager
$223,604*
Est. Salary
$108k
$160k
$207k
$252k
$343k
$433k
Senior Product Manager
$156,585*
Est. Salary
$108k
$160k
$207k
$252k
$343k
$433k
Product Manager
$109,759*
Est. Salary
$108k
$160k
$207k
$252k
$343k
$433k
Jr Product Manager
$74,392*
Est. Salary
$108k
$160k
$207k
$252k
$343k
$433k

Engineering Department (15)

Director of Engineering
$173,850*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Group Engineering Manager
$162,237*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Principal Engineer
$120,000
Avg. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Lead Engineer
$103,000
Avg. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Engineering Manager
$125,000
Avg. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Data Scientist
$114,000
Avg. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Senior Developer
$117,103*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
DevOps
$133,986*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Developer
$109,000
Avg. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Mobile Developer
$99,762*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Sales Engineer
$168,228*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Senior QA
$111,864*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Scrum Master
$109,044*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
QA
$98,887*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k
Jr Developer
$77,378*
Est. Salary
$70k
$78k
$109k
$192k
$230k
$400k

Marketing Department (17)

Director of Marketing
$186,519*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Senior Marketing Manager
$155,334*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Manager
$111,631*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Brand Manager
$117,920*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Content Strategist
$101,438*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
SEM Manager
$83,457*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Social Media Manager
$76,369*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Operations
$110,772*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
SEO Specialist
$75,323*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Email Marketer
$76,523*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Content Manager
$83,373*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Community Manager
$74,657*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Data Analyst
$91,010*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Business Analyst
$115,000
Avg. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Copywriter
$81,214*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Event Planner
$92,919*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k
Marketing Associate
$65,524*
Est. Salary
$67k
$93k
$120k
$260k
$364k
$650k

Design Department (9)

Creative Director
$110,000
Avg. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Principal Designer
$112,450*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Senior Designer
$133,086*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Senior UI/UX Designer
$110,763*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
UI/UX Designer
$80,505*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Designer
$104,566*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Web/Visual Designer
$92,449*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Graphic Designer
$75,410*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k
Jr Designer
$69,340*
Est. Salary
$58k
$75k
$104k
$142k
$170k
$293k

Operations Department (4)

Director of Operations
$158,951*
Est. Salary
$32k
$47k
$111k
$160k
$217k
$222k
Business Analyst
$115,000
Avg. Salary
$32k
$47k
$111k
$160k
$217k
$222k
Operations Manager
$112,885*
Est. Salary
$32k
$47k
$111k
$160k
$217k
$222k
Office Manager
$58,897*
Est. Salary
$32k
$47k
$111k
$160k
$217k
$222k

Admin Department (3)

Executive Assistant
$69,297*
Est. Salary
$35k
$53k
$71k
$97k
Admin Assistant
$51,647*
Est. Salary
$35k
$53k
$71k
$97k
Secretary
$52,879
Avg. Salary
$35k
$53k
$71k
$97k

Business Development Department (4)

Director of Business Development
$192,415*
Est. Salary
$65k
$84k
$144k
$243k
$248k
Account Executive
$107,181*
Est. Salary
$65k
$84k
$144k
$243k
$248k
Business Development Manager
$147,105*
Est. Salary
$65k
$84k
$144k
$243k
$248k
Account Manager
$122,989*
Est. Salary
$65k
$84k
$144k
$243k
$248k

Finance Department (5)

Accounting Manager
$116,071*
Est. Salary
$36k
$55k
$116k
$124k
$181k
$225k
Senior Accountant
$79,349*
Est. Salary
$36k
$55k
$116k
$124k
$181k
$225k
Accountant
$67,466*
Est. Salary
$36k
$55k
$116k
$124k
$181k
$225k
Business Analyst
$115,000
Avg. Salary
$36k
$55k
$116k
$124k
$181k
$225k
Financial Analyst
$84,887*
Est. Salary
$36k
$55k
$116k
$124k
$181k
$225k

Customer Support Department (3)

Customer Service Manager
$122,464*
Est. Salary
$80k
$120k
$150k
$181k
$300k
Technical Support
$58,166*
Est. Salary
$80k
$120k
$150k
$181k
$300k
CS Rep
$58,571*
Est. Salary
$80k
$120k
$150k
$181k
$300k

HR Department (3)

Director of HR
$177,444*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$138k
$172k
$215k
HR Manager
$100,995*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$138k
$172k
$215k
Recruiter
$90,048*
Est. Salary
$60k
$90k
$138k
$172k
$215k

IT Department (6)

IT Manager
$122,884*
Est. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k
Project Manager
$116,177*
Est. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k
SysAdmin
$98,165*
Est. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k
Sr Desktop Support
$41,000
Avg. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k
IT Support Engineer
$101,260*
Est. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k
Desktop Support
$57,667*
Est. Salary
$60k
$68k
$114k
$123k
$162k
$185k
$197k

Legal Department (4)

General Counsel
$207,325*
Est. Salary
$68k
$142k
$196k
$206k
$300k
$387k
Corporate Counsel
$200,878*
Est. Salary
$68k
$142k
$196k
$206k
$300k
$387k
Contracts Specialist
$88,221*
Est. Salary
$68k
$142k
$196k
$206k
$300k
$387k
Paralegal
$67,949*
Est. Salary
$68k
$142k
$196k
$206k
$300k
$387k

Sales Department (5)

Director of Sales
$198,091*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$162k
$222k
$280k
$336k
Sales Manager
$162,840*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$162k
$222k
$280k
$336k
Sales Engineer
$168,228*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$162k
$222k
$280k
$336k
Sales Rep
$185,317*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$162k
$222k
$280k
$336k
Sales Associate
$70,662*
Est. Salary
$77k
$116k
$162k
$222k
$280k
$336k

Employer contributed salary* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

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