Systems Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 655 live Systems Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 655
- Employers
- 251
- Remote
- 9%
- Typical pay
- $95k–220k
- Verified live (7d)
- 638
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $94k | 56 |
| 3–5 years | $120k | 154 |
| 6–9 years | $128k | 82 |
| 10+ years | $143k | 98 |
Skills in demand
Across 489 systems engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 40%
- 21%
- 20%
- 18%
- 18%
- 14%
- 13%
- 11%
- 9.6%
- 9.0%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 550 postings stated one
- 12%
- 39%
- 25%
- 23%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 313 postings stated one
- 19%
- 33%
- 49%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 408 postings stated one
- 2.9%
- 1.0%
- 92%
- 3.7%
- 0.3%