Muon Space vs STR salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $202K a year at Muon Space and $190K a year at STR. The median at Muon Space is 6% above the median at STR. The numbers come from 90 open jobs at Muon Space and 77 open jobs at STR with posted pay.
Muon Space and STR: all tech jobs
Muon Space: The middle half of the jobs is from $193K to $219K. STR: The middle half of the jobs is from $155K to $205K.
| Measure | Muon Space | STR |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $202K | $190K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $193K to $219K | $155K to $205K |
| Median posted range | $190K to $218K | $157K to $220K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $173K to $241K | $132K to $244K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 90 | 77 |
Muon Space vs STR pay by job type
The median for each job type that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies. The difference compares Muon Space with STR. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at Muon Space | Median at STR | Difference | Jobs at Muon Space | Jobs at STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $206K | $195K | +6% | 28 | 39 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $212K | $191K | +11% | 23 | 9 |
| Hardware and robotics | $195K | $159K | +22% | 21 | 10 |
| ML / AI engineering | $228K | $195K | +17% | 5 | 26 |
| Inference & ML systems | $228K | $164K | +39% | 9 | 11 |
| Data science | $183K | $152K | +20% | 5 | 5 |
Muon Space vs STR pay by level
The median for each level in the job title that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies.
| Level | Median at Muon Space | Median at STR | Difference | Jobs at Muon Space | Jobs at STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $200K | $131K | +53% | 28 | 11 |
| Senior | $206K | $189K | +9% | 44 | 50 |
| Principal | $212K | $244K | −13% | 3 | 13 |
Open jobs with the highest posted pay
The five open jobs with the highest posted pay at each company. Each range is the base pay that the company posted.
Muon Space
- Senior Product Manager$272K to $307K
- Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design$266K to $298K
- Staff Product Manager$243K to $274K
- Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Compute Architecture$240K to $267K
- Engineering Manager, Compute Components$240K to $265K
STR
- Chief Scientist$265K to $330K
- Principal Embedded Software Architect (Top Secret Clearance Required)$219K to $300K
- Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)$240K to $290K
- Principal Algorithm & Signal Processing Engineer$206K to $284K
- Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer$206K to $284K
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Questions
Which company pays more, Muon Space or STR?
Muon Space has the higher median posted base pay: $202K a year, against $190K at STR. The median at Muon Space is 6% above the median at STR.
What do software engineering jobs pay at Muon Space and STR?
The median posted base pay for software engineering jobs is $206K at Muon Space (28 jobs) and $195K at STR (39 jobs).
Does this pay include stock or a bonus?
No. The numbers are the base pay ranges that the companies posted in their open jobs. Stock, a bonus and benefits are not in the numbers. Total pay at these companies can be much higher than base pay.
Where does the data come from?
We read each open job from the job board of Muon Space and of STR, and we check each job every day. We use only jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars.
How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay to be in a comparison. A job type or a level needs 3 or more jobs at both companies to be a row. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.