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Average Cloudflare systems engineer salary

$140,774yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Cloudflare systems engineer salary
$107,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cloudflare pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Cloudflare systems engineers is $140,774 per year. Cloudflare systems engineer salaries range between $107,000 to $184,000 per year. Cloudflare systems engineers earn 70% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Cloudflare can expect to make. Systems engineers at Cloudflare make the most in San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and Seattle, WA.

How much does Cloudflare pay systems engineers by location?

Cloudflare pays systems engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and Seattle, WA. Additionally, cities like Boston and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Cloudflare.

Systems engineer Cloudflare salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$149,711$71.98
2Washington, DC$142,577$68.55
3Seattle, WA$142,276$68.40
4Boston, MA$138,024$66.36
5Denver, CO$136,121$65.44
6New York, NY$134,914$64.86
7Austin, TX$131,963$63.44
8Phoenix, AZ$128,956$62.00
9Champaign, IL$124,632$59.92
10Atlanta, GA$123,447$59.35

Highest-paid Cloudflare systems engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Systems Engineering$205,777$99-
2Information Technology Systems Director$195,221$94-
3Staff Software Engineer$191,477$92-
4Lead Unix Systems Administrator$185,971$89-
5Principal Systems Engineer$180,912$874
6Staff Engineer$179,873$86-
7Senior Engineering Team Leader$178,479$86-
8Senior Infrastructure Architect$177,834$86-
9Software Engineer Lead$177,782$85-
10Principal Engineer$176,535$851

Recent salaries for systems engineers at cloudflare

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Systems EngineerAustin, TX03/24/2025$135,000
Systems EngineerPortland, OR01/31/2025$138,000
Systems EngineerAustin, TX01/28/2025$135,000
Systems EngineerAustin, TX01/27/2025$175,000
Systems EngineerAustin, TX01/27/2025$160,000

Systems engineer salary at Cloudflare competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$138,823$67230
2Yammer$133,248$64-
3Box$129,141$6210
4Kaltura$122,259$59-
5Sophos$115,676$56-
6Fastly$114,702$55-
7Verisign$106,696$51-
8VMware$105,649$51-
9MuleSoft$105,544$51-
10Juniper Networks$103,068$50-
11Red Hat$88,762$4313
12Comodo$79,464$38-

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