Salary for Senior-level / Expert System Engineer during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert System Engineer during 2025 is USD 139,492
✏️ This salary info is based on 34 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert System Engineer salary lies between USD 117,300 and USD 188,000 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
- 34
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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 | 28 jobs CISSP | 25 jobs Clearance | 24 jobs Cloud | 22 jobs TS/SCI | 18 jobs Compliance | 18 jobs Linux | 16 jobs Automation | 14 jobs Security Clearance | 13 jobs Monitoring | 13 jobs Windows | 12 jobs CompTIA | 11 jobs Strategy | 10 jobs Risk management | 10 jobs DoD | 10 jobs Scripting | 10 jobs Vulnerability management | 9 jobs Vulnerabilities | 9 jobs Firewalls | 9 jobs Azure | 9 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 Career development, Health care 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:
Career development | 25 jobs Health care | 23 jobs Insurance | 12 jobs Flex hours | 11 jobs Salary bonus | 9 jobs Startup environment | 8 jobs Competitive pay | 8 jobs Medical leave | 8 jobs 401(k) matching | 7 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Relocation support | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Flexible spending account | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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