Director of Sales, Space Industry

Manages a team responsible for selling and growing space industry accounts.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$425k

Mean

$442k

10th–90th pct

$323k–$587k

Observations

793

Confidence: 35% · based on 793 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

B2B Sales

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

62% require · 23% prefer

Master's Degree

13% require · 33% prefer

No College

9% require · 14% prefer

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Common next roles

Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry-5.8%Space Industry Account Executive-57.3%Space Industry Sales Development Representative-60.5%Space Industry Test Technician-62.6%Space Industry Manufacturing Engineer-57.3%

Common previous roles

Space Industry Sales Development Representative-153.2%Space Industry Manufacturing Engineer-134.3%Space Industry Account Executive-134.2%Space Industry Test Technician-167.3%Manufacturing Operations Manager, Space Industry-6.2%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)13

Posting growth+8.6%

Median days to fill71 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)354,194

Projected growth7.6%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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