Systems engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level systems engineer earnings begin at:

$63.24 per hour

$131,540 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level systems engineer earnings begin at:

$53.85 per hour

$112,000 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level systems engineer earnings begin at:

$42.53 per hour

$88,460 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level systems engineer earnings begin at:

$32.56 per hour

$67,720 per year

10th percentile

Starting level systems engineer earnings begin at:

$24.71 per hour

$51,410 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Systems engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Colorado $99,840
Connecticut $99,730
New Jersey $99,500
California $98,010
Alaska $94,900
Hawaii $93,430
South Carolina $93,240
New York $90,430
Massachusetts $88,660
Texas $88,460
Alabama $87,942
Washington $87,760
Illinois $86,800
North Carolina $86,770
Pennsylvania $86,709
Nebraska $85,600
Georgia $85,280
Missouri $83,720
West Virginia $83,160
Ohio $82,640
Guam $81,940
Indiana $81,290
South Dakota $80,720
Rhode Island $79,840
Kentucky $79,420
Mississippi $78,970
Arizona $78,770
Oklahoma $78,630
Idaho $78,090
Maine $77,640
Minnesota $77,560
Oregon $77,540
New Mexico $76,890
Delaware $76,580
Kansas $76,510
Florida $76,500
Iowa $74,810
Arkansas $74,130
Michigan $73,650
Utah $73,370
Wyoming $73,050
Tennessee $72,100
Vermont $71,490
Nevada $71,210
Wisconsin $71,050
North Dakota $68,870
Montana $66,510
Louisiana $62,800
Puerto Rico $62,800
Virgin Islands, U.S. $43,130
District of Columbia $118,800
Maryland $116,360
New Hampshire $113,770
Virginia $104,840

How do systems engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Systems engineers earn about the same as related careers in Texas. On average, they make less than systems analysts.

Career Median Salary
Systems analyst salary $90K
Database administrator salary $93K
Naval architect salary $90K
Marine engineer salary $90K
Computer programmer salary $85K
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Video game producer salary $88K
Geospatial information scientist salary $88K
Database architect salary $88K
Systems engineer salary $88K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)