Salary for Senior-level / Expert System Engineer during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert System Engineer during 2025 is USD 142,484
✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert System Engineer salary lies between USD 107,658 and USD 179,431 globally. 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.
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- System Engineer
- Experience
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 16
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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 Senior-level / Expert System Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert System Engineer job listings are Computer Science, CISSP and Clearance. 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:
Computer Science | 16 jobs CISSP | 15 jobs Clearance | 13 jobs Linux | 11 jobs TS/SCI | 11 jobs Cloud | 10 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs Windows | 8 jobs Security Clearance | 8 jobs Risk management | 8 jobs DoD | 8 jobs Vulnerability management | 7 jobs CISA | 7 jobs Scripting | 7 jobs Vulnerabilities | 6 jobs Monitoring | 6 jobs Incident response | 5 jobs Strategy | 5 jobs Azure | 5 jobs Automation | 5 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert System Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert System Engineer job listings are Health care, Career development and Insurance. 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 | 12 jobs Career development | 12 jobs Insurance | 8 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Flex hours | 6 jobs Salary bonus | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs Competitive pay | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Relocation support | 2 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobsRelated salaries
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