SpaceX
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Greenhouse career site

Sr. Compensation Analyst

Pay
$120,000 – $170,000 per year
Location
Hawthorne, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Experience
4+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • compensation analysis
  • Excel
  • data modeling
  • compensation surveys

Also useful

  • equity compensation packages
  • data mining

Stated benefits & perks

  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • Paid parental leave

Responsibilities

  • Act as consultant to the Human Resources (HR) team and business leadership to support their decision making for hiring, promotions, specific organizational initiatives, and annual compensation programs
  • Conduct research, quantitative analysis, data modeling, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand trends to drive strategic decisions around people
  • Develop compensation programs such as job levels, salary structures, and recognition programs
  • Aggregate data to participate in compensation surveys
  • Develop and implement communication and training for compensation programs for recruiters, human resources professionals and managers to promote understanding and transparency
  • Mentor and train junior members of the team

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 4+ years of professional experience in the area of compensation and/or human resources

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Degree in business, mathematics, economics, or finance
  • 5+ years of experience working with complex compensation packages
  • Experience working with equity compensation packages
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong data analysis skills
  • Strong consultative skills and highly effective in communicating clearly and persuasively with excellent influencing skills
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using best practices, knowledge of internal and external business issues to provide a new perspective on existing solutions or create new solutions
  • Highly organized with ability to manage multiple high-priorities in a fast-paced environment

Additional Requirements

  • This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

Pay range

Compensation Analyst/Senior: $120,000.00 - $170,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

Itar Requirements

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Read the original posting

From SpaceX's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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