Salary for Entry-level / Junior Systems Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Systems Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 85,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 20 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Systems Engineer salary lies between USD 76,000 and USD 126,100 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
- Job title
- Systems Engineer
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 20
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Systems Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Systems Engineer job listings are Clearance, Security Clearance and DoD. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Clearance | 12 jobs Security Clearance | 9 jobs DoD | 9 jobs Computer Science | 9 jobs Linux | 7 jobs Monitoring | 7 jobs Firewalls | 6 jobs Automation | 6 jobs DoDD 8570 | 6 jobs Python | 6 jobs Ansible | 6 jobs Scripting | 6 jobs Red Hat | 6 jobs Windows | 5 jobs Top Secret | 5 jobs TS/SCI | 5 jobs DNS | 4 jobs Active Directory | 4 jobs CISSP | 4 jobs C | 4 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Systems Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Systems Engineer job listings are Equity / stock options, Career development and Health care. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Equity / stock options | 8 jobs Career development | 8 jobs Health care | 6 jobs Competitive pay | 6 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Insurance | 5 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Flex hours | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Medical leave | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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