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Average CAE systems engineer salary

$84,069yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level CAE systems engineer salary
$63,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does CAE pay systems engineers?

The average salary for CAE systems engineers is $84,069 per year. CAE systems engineer salaries range between $63,000 to $111,000 per year. CAE systems engineers earn 1% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at CAE can expect to make. Systems engineers at CAE make the most in Arlington, VA, Coos Bay, OR, and Austin, TX.

How much does CAE pay systems engineers by location?

CAE pays systems engineers the most in Arlington, VA, Coos Bay, OR, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Chelmsford and Mesa also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at CAE.

Systems engineer CAE salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Arlington, VA$85,194$40.96
2Coos Bay, OR$82,544$39.68
3Austin, TX$81,565$39.21
4Chelmsford, MA$79,866$38.40
5Mesa, AZ$77,976$37.49
6Columbus, GA$74,695$35.91
7Pueblo, CO$74,595$35.86
8Orlando, FL$71,863$34.55

Highest-paid CAE systems engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Systems Engineering$161,822$78-
2Information Technology Systems Director$140,584$68-
3Staff Software Engineer$137,334$66-
4Lead Unix Systems Administrator$136,322$66-
5Senior Staff Systems Engineer$132,582$64-
6Senior Principal Engineer$132,217$64-
7Principal Engineer$127,585$61-
8Principal Systems Engineer$127,245$61-
9Information Technology Systems Manager$126,603$61-
10Communications Systems Engineer$126,535$611

Recent salaries for systems engineers at cae

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Cybersecurity Systems EngineerBinghamton, NY06/18/2025$144,300
Concurrency Systems Engineer (Skillbridge Eligible)Binghamton, NY03/26/2025$120,200
Systems EngineerSuffolk, VA02/16/2025$127,700
Concurrency Systems Engineer (Skillbridge Eligible)Binghamton, NY02/16/2025$127,700
Concurrency Systems Engineer (Skillbridge Eligible)Binghamton, NY01/26/2025$127,700

Systems engineer salary at CAE competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Fitbit$108,372$52-
2C Technologies$91,784$44-
3Omnicell$89,164$434
4General DataComm$89,098$43-
5Schneider Automation Inc$89,051$43-
6Hurco Companies$88,909$432
7Aero Simulation$88,160$42-
8PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc.$88,153$42-
9Micro System$87,955$42-
10Sotera Defense$87,884$42-
11US Technologies$87,655$42-
12Datatronics$86,655$42-
13Super Systems$85,911$41-
14Loral Data Systems$85,488$41-
15Advanced Technology Services$85,372$41-
16Fidelity Technologies$84,791$41-
17deciBel Research$83,530$406
18Modular Mining$83,131$40-
19Cubic$82,503$405
20ARRIS$77,376$37-

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