Impulse Space hardware engineering salaries

Across 27 open hardware engineering postings at Impulse Space that state a range, the middle half pays $135k–$203k a year, with a median of $165k. The lowest posted floor is $100k and the highest ceiling $300k. This is base pay as posted by Impulse Space, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 17 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$100k
25th percentile$135k
Median$165k
75th percentile$203k
Highest ceiling$300k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Impulse Space

Hardware engineering$165k
Industrial engineering$153k
QA and testing$146k
Operations$118k
Field and service$80k
Early careers$60k

Postings with a stated range: Hardware engineering 27 · Industrial engineering 99 · QA and testing 6 · Operations 7 · Field and service 19 · Early careers 12

Hardware engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Junior5$205k$148k–$205k
Mid-level7$135k$126k–$170k
Senior9$160k$160k–$173k
Lead3$200k$188k–$225k

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27 hardware engineering roles open at Impulse Space now

27 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Impulse Space pay for hardware engineering roles?

The median of the 27 posted ranges is $165k a year; the middle half sits between $135k and $203k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Junior roles have the highest median here: $205k a year across 5 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 27 open postings on Impulse Space's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 17 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0