Systems Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 867 live Systems Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 867
- Employers
- 211
- Remote
- 8%
- Typical pay
- $88k–218k
- Verified live (7d)
- 635
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $90k | 124 |
| 3–5 years | $108k | 263 |
| 6–9 years | $117k | 182 |
| 10+ years | $153k | 100 |
What skills do systems engineer jobs ask for?
Across 660 systems engineer postings that named at least one skill
Python is named by 44% of the 660 systems engineer postings that name any skill. The MathWorks MATLAB follows at 35%.
- 44%
- 35%
- 22%
- 21%
- 17%
- 14%
- 13%
- 12%
- 11%
- 9.4%
How much experience do systems engineer jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 769 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 39% of the 769 systems engineer postings that state one.
- 18%
- 39%
- 28%
- 15%
Are systems engineer jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 556 postings stated one
12% of the 556 systems engineer postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 14% hybrid and 73% on-site.
- 12%
- 14%
- 73%
Do systems engineer jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 666 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 90% of the 666 systems engineer postings that state one.
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 90%
- 8.9%
- 0.4%
Employers hiring for this
Currently open
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