Systems Engineer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Systems Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 165,710

✏️ This salary info is based on 286 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Systems Engineer salary lies between USD 124,900 and USD 221,900 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.

Job title
Systems Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
286
Top 10%
$ 260,000
Top 25%
$ 221,900
Median
$ 165,710
Bottom 25%
$ 124,900
Bottom 10%
$ 86,800

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Systems Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Systems Engineer job listings are Engineering, Python and Architecture. 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:

Engineering | 250 jobs Python | 216 jobs Architecture | 156 jobs Security | 145 jobs Machine Learning | 129 jobs Computer Science | 126 jobs Testing | 114 jobs SQL | 81 jobs Research | 76 jobs Pipelines | 71 jobs R | 70 jobs Linux | 67 jobs AWS | 64 jobs Privacy | 63 jobs Physics | 61 jobs Data analysis | 53 jobs Data Analytics | 52 jobs Matlab | 51 jobs APIs | 51 jobs Statistics | 50 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Systems Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with 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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 214 jobs Health care | 142 jobs Competitive pay | 116 jobs Equity / stock options | 112 jobs Flex hours | 99 jobs Flex vacation | 89 jobs Insurance | 76 jobs Team events | 54 jobs Startup environment | 50 jobs Salary bonus | 48 jobs Parental leave | 47 jobs Relocation support | 47 jobs Medical leave | 45 jobs Wellness | 38 jobs 401(k) matching | 36 jobs Fertility benefits | 17 jobs Home office stipend | 10 jobs Flexible spending account | 10 jobs Conferences | 8 jobs Gear | 7 jobs

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