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 114,325

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Salary details

The average entry-level / junior Systems Engineer salary lies between USD 84,600 and USD 127,400 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
10
Top 10%
$ 189,175
Top 25%
$ 127,400
Median
$ 114,325
Bottom 25%
$ 84,600
Bottom 10%
$ 46,800

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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Salary trend

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, DoD and Industrial. 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 | 5 jobs DoD | 5 jobs Industrial | 3 jobs Firewalls | 3 jobs DoDD 8570 | 3 jobs Linux | 3 jobs Windows | 3 jobs TS/SCI | 3 jobs Security Clearance | 3 jobs Monitoring | 3 jobs Computer Science | 3 jobs DNS | 2 jobs Automation | 2 jobs Active Directory | 2 jobs DoDD 8140 | 2 jobs Top Secret | 2 jobs LDAP | 2 jobs Ansible | 2 jobs Cloud | 2 jobs Red Hat | 2 jobs

Top 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 Competitive pay. 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 | 4 jobs Career development | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Flex hours | 1 jobs Health care | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Relocation support | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs Salary bonus | 1 jobs

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