Intel systems engineer salary

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Average Intel systems engineer salary

$96,885yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Intel systems engineer salary

$76,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Intel pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Intel systems engineers is $96,885 per year. Intel systems engineer salaries range between $76,000 to $122,000 per year. Intel systems engineers earn 17% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Intel can expect to make. Systems engineers at Intel make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, and Bellevue, WA.

How much does Intel pay systems engineers by location?

Intel pays systems engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, and Bellevue, WA. Additionally, cities like Hudson and Chandler also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Intel.

Systems engineer Intel salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Santa Clara, CA	$112,704	$54.18
2	Austin, TX	$96,460	$46.38
3	Bellevue, WA	$95,681	$46.00
4	Hudson, MA	$94,021	$45.20
5	Chandler, AZ	$91,528	$44.00
6	Allentown, PA	$90,673	$43.59
7	Rio Rancho, NM	$88,581	$42.59
8	Fort Collins, CO	$88,581	$42.59
9	Hillsboro, OR	$87,581	$42.11
10	Boise, ID	$86,061	$41.38

Highest-paid Intel systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$176,643	$85	-
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$165,250	$79	-
3	Systems Manager	$151,650	$73	-
4	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$150,684	$72	-
5	Senior Principal Engineer	$144,589	$70	-
6	Principal Systems Engineer	$144,125	$69	6
7	Staff Software Engineer	$142,389	$68	-
8	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$140,027	$67	-
9	Manager, Systems And Technology	$138,957	$67	-
10	Manager, Systems Engineering	$137,711	$66	-

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Recent salaries for systems engineers at intel

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Platform/Systems Enabling Engineer	Folsom, CA	04/29/2025	$104,890
Platform/Systems Enabling Engineer	Phoenix, AZ	04/03/2025	$104,890
Platform/Systems Enabling Engineer	Hudson, MA	04/03/2025	$104,890
Platform/Systems Enabling Engineer	Hillsboro, OR	04/03/2025	$104,890
Systems Engineer	Hillsboro, OR	03/01/2025	$117,300

Systems engineer salary at Intel competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$148,883	$72	474
2	NVIDIA	$131,959	$63	208
3	Cisco	$128,840	$62	360
4	Microsoft	$127,744	$61	119
5	Adobe	$117,724	$57	40
6	Applied Materials	$113,476	$55	44
7	Texas Instruments	$109,840	$53	33
8	Amd	$108,993	$52	55
9	Xilinx	$107,157	$52	-
10	Broadcom	$104,077	$50	79
11	Micron Technology	$98,853	$48	37
12	General Electric	$98,429	$47	139
13	Synopsys	$93,100	$45	1
14	Rockwell Automation	$92,404	$44	41
15	HP	$91,073	$44	13
16	Dell	$84,671	$41	7
17	Microchip Technology	$82,536	$40	9
18	Northrop Grumman	$78,796	$38	489
19	IBM	$77,423	$37	179
20	Lockheed Martin	$77,223	$37	807

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