Salary for Senior-level / Expert Systems Engineer in United States during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Systems Engineer in United States during 2024 is USD 152,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 164 individual salaries reported during 2024

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Systems Engineer salary lies between USD 112,000 and USD 193,500 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
United States
Salary year
2024
Sample size
164
Top 10%
$ 233,000
Top 25%
$ 193,500
Median
$ 152,500
Bottom 25%
$ 112,000
Bottom 10%
$ 96,000

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.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Systems Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Systems Engineer job listings are Cloud, Clearance and Compliance. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 209 jobs Clearance | 184 jobs Compliance | 153 jobs Computer Science | 136 jobs TS/SCI | 125 jobs Automation | 118 jobs DoD | 117 jobs Linux | 109 jobs CISSP | 105 jobs Monitoring | 105 jobs AWS | 101 jobs Security Clearance | 101 jobs Agile | 100 jobs Python | 97 jobs Windows | 92 jobs Scripting | 87 jobs Azure | 75 jobs Firewalls | 74 jobs DoDD 8570 | 66 jobs VMware | 61 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Systems Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Systems Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 199 jobs Health care | 150 jobs Competitive pay | 98 jobs Equity / stock options | 97 jobs Medical leave | 93 jobs Flex hours | 81 jobs Insurance | 79 jobs Salary bonus | 79 jobs Flex vacation | 72 jobs Team events | 72 jobs Wellness | 58 jobs 401(k) matching | 51 jobs Startup environment | 50 jobs Parental leave | 44 jobs Relocation support | 28 jobs Travel | 8 jobs Conferences | 8 jobs Transparency | 6 jobs Home office stipend | 6 jobs Signing bonus | 5 jobs

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