Ciena systems engineer salary

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Average Ciena systems engineer salary

$105,547yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Ciena systems engineer salary

$79,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Ciena pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Ciena systems engineers is $105,547 per year. Ciena systems engineer salaries range between $79,000 to $140,000 per year. Ciena systems engineers earn 27% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Ciena can expect to make. Systems engineers at Ciena make the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Linthicum, MD.

How much does Ciena pay systems engineers by location?

Ciena pays systems engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Linthicum, MD. Additionally, cities like Middletown and Greenwood Village also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Ciena.

Systems engineer Ciena salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$123,592	$59.42
2	Spokane Valley, WA	$111,385	$53.55
3	Linthicum, MD	$98,741	$47.47
4	Middletown, NJ	$94,556	$45.46
5	Greenwood Village, CO	$94,270	$45.32
6	New York, NY	$93,916	$45.15
7	Austin, TX	$93,589	$44.99
8	Acton, MA	$92,995	$44.71
9	Alpharetta, GA	$81,553	$39.21
10	Morrisville, NC	$80,398	$38.65

Highest-paid Ciena systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$166,188	$80	-
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$157,918	$76	-
3	Staff Software Engineer	$148,957	$72	-
4	Software Engineer Lead	$143,311	$69	-
5	Senior Engineering Team Leader	$142,340	$68	-
6	Senior Systems Software Engineer	$138,885	$67	-
7	Information Technology Systems Manager	$138,637	$67	-
8	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$137,881	$66	-
9	Principal Systems Engineer	$136,433	$66	-
10	Advisory System Engineer	$133,846	$64	-

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Systems engineer salary at Ciena competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Tellabs	$124,966	$60	2
2	Netgear	$121,442	$58	-
3	CableLabs	$109,099	$52	-
4	SeaChange International	$106,049	$51	-
5	Solid Technologies	$104,764	$50	-
6	Nokia	$104,690	$50	20
7	Dialogic Corp.	$103,346	$50	-
8	EXFO	$101,940	$49	-
9	NextWave Wireless	$101,085	$49	-
10	Harmonic	$100,154	$48	1
11	Acme Packet	$100,116	$48	-
12	Ericsson	$96,238	$46	1
13	Terayon	$95,875	$46	-
14	Sonus	$87,742	$42	-
15	Nokia Networks Inc	$87,680	$42	-
16	Tekelec	$86,562	$42	-
17	ST Engineering iDirect	$79,196	$38	-
18	Cambium Networks	$75,439	$36	-
19	Zetron	$74,980	$36	5
20	Lucent	$67,583	$32	-

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