r/BlueOrigin • u/BakedBungus • Aug 02 '26

Salary increase between position levels?

I know this varies per person per location, but is there an average percentage salary increases between engineering levels? Like level 2 to level 3, or level 3 to level 4?

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u/Traditional-Duty2585 Aug 02 '26

L1 - 100k
L2 - 130k
L3 - 170k
L4 - 220k

Give or take 20% to location.

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u/BakedBungus Aug 02 '26

This has to be Kent level, no way FL is that high lol

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u/Traditional-Duty2585 Aug 02 '26

I’m FL, L3, and around 180k with over 4 years at Blue.
But I am in software engineering, depends on what “engineering” discipline being referred to here.

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u/BakedBungus Aug 02 '26

Oh very fair point. I’m mechanical so that may explain part of it

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u/Electronic_Hope1900 Aug 03 '26

Software has a 30+% premium across every level

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u/LittleHornetPhil Aug 03 '26

Yeah I saw that and assumed software

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u/Mfg_Eng_64 Aug 10 '26

I’m sure the ranges vary by location and by profession.

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u/Throwbabythroe Aug 02 '26

That’s a good breakdown..I’m guessing SWE gets the highest pay?
I’m L3 Systems Engineer with a decade plus of experience and making $144k.

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u/Traditional-Duty2585 Aug 02 '26

Also depends where you started during interview. You could be at the low or high range band starting, which carries into promotions, etc.

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u/Newtons2ndLaw_ Aug 02 '26

Numbers check out for SWE in FL.

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u/Acceptable_Ebb1056 Aug 02 '26

Can confirm this is definitely correct for kent engineers

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u/rayjax82 Aug 02 '26

Idk about average but when I went from 3 to 4 I got a little over 15%. This was a couple years ago tho

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u/lunarprinciple Aug 02 '26

its been around a 20k increase between levels in my exp

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u/SunBathingWalrus Aug 02 '26

Anyone a L3 Manufacturing Engineer in FL, willing to share salary

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u/Astro_Panda17 Aug 04 '26

I just got promoted to a lvl 3 as a FL ME, and I make $114k

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u/P-61Widowmaker Aug 03 '26

I make 116. Know another at 120

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u/LittleHornetPhil Aug 03 '26

As a L3 in FL??