How many government and defense jobs are open right now?

There are 717 open government and defense jobs at 118 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.

Which companies have the most government and defense jobs?

Right now the most openings are at Palantir (77), SpaceX (59), Databricks (39), Rocket Lab (34) and Scale AI (31). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote government and defense jobs?

192 of the 717 open government and defense jobs (27%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.

What do government and defense jobs pay?

The median advertised salary is $193K, based on 453 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $153K and $244K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for government and defense jobs?

Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Q: What is a government and defense job?

In a government and defense job, a person sells to, builds for or deals with governments and the armed forces; some roles need a security clearance. 717 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.

Government and defense: a person in this job sells to, builds for or deals with governments and the armed forces; some roles need a security clearance. Palantir, SpaceX, Databricks, Rocket Lab and Scale AI have the most open roles with “Government and defense” or a close variant in the title right now.

717 open roles · 57 posted in the last 7 days · 27% remote · 118 companies hiring · $193K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay453 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The orange column holds the median, $193K.

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Period	Count
under $75K	0
$75K to $100K	9
$100K to $125K	30
$125K to $150K	64
$150K to $175K	61
$175K to $200K	82
$200K to $250K	99
$250K to $300K	50
$300K and more	58

Three numbersOut of 717 open jobs in this list.

Can be done from home27%192 of 717 jobs

State the pay66%473 of 717 jobs

Are for beginners5%34 of 717 jobs

Part of

Sales and business development Legal and compliance

Skills asked for in government and defense roles

Python173 · 24%AWS114 · 16%Azure88 · 12%JavaScript80 · 11%GCP73 · 10%Java71 · 10%Kubernetes67 · 9%

Bars show the share of these 717 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest government and defense jobs

Showing the newest 100 of 615. The search looks through all of them by title, place and pay.

Who is hiring for government and defense roles

Where government and defense roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What government and defense roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$175K	255
Senior	$189K	105
Lead	$240K	92

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about government and defense jobs

What is a government and defense job?: In a government and defense job, a person sells to, builds for or deals with governments and the armed forces; some roles need a security clearance. 717 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many government and defense jobs are open right now?: There are 717 open government and defense jobs at 118 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 57 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most government and defense jobs?: Right now the most openings are at Palantir (77), SpaceX (59), Databricks (39), Rocket Lab (34) and Scale AI (31). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote government and defense jobs?: 192 of the 717 open government and defense jobs (27%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do government and defense jobs pay?: The median advertised salary is $193K, based on 453 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $153K and $244K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for government and defense jobs?: Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

Companies hiring people who work with government and defense

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