Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Systems Engineer in United States during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Systems Engineer in United States during 2025 is USD 120,375
✏️ This salary info is based on 48 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average mid-level / intermediate Systems Engineer salary lies between USD 91,811 and USD 165,500 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
- Mid-level / Intermediate
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 48
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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Systems Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Systems Engineer job listings are Clearance, Cloud and CISSP. 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 | 22 jobs Cloud | 18 jobs CISSP | 17 jobs Compliance | 16 jobs DoD | 13 jobs Agile | 13 jobs TS/SCI | 12 jobs Automation | 11 jobs Encryption | 10 jobs Python | 10 jobs Network security | 9 jobs Azure | 9 jobs Scripting | 9 jobs Linux | 8 jobs Windows | 8 jobs Security Clearance | 8 jobs PowerShell | 8 jobs Risk management | 8 jobs POCs | 7 jobs Firewalls | 7 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Systems Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Systems Engineer job listings are Health care, 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:
Health care | 23 jobs Career development | 20 jobs Competitive pay | 20 jobs Flex hours | 13 jobs Flex vacation | 9 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs Parental leave | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 6 jobs Startup environment | 6 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs Equity / stock options | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs Wellness | 4 jobs Team events | 4 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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