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Average Lyft systems engineer salary

$134,932yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Lyft systems engineer salary
$102,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Lyft pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Lyft systems engineers is $134,932 per year. Lyft systems engineer salaries range between $102,000 to $177,000 per year. Lyft systems engineers earn 63% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

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

How much does Lyft pay systems engineers by location?

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

Systems engineer Lyft salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$149,819$72.03
2Seattle, WA$144,070$69.26
3Washington, DC$137,002$65.87
4Boston, MA$135,499$65.14
5Las Vegas, NV$133,959$64.40
6Newark, NJ$132,245$63.58
7New York, NY$131,426$63.19
8Denver, CO$129,332$62.18
9Philadelphia, PA$128,370$61.72
10Detroit, MI$126,825$60.97

Highest-paid Lyft systems engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Systems Engineering$231,903$111-
2Information Technology Systems Director$221,331$106-
3Staff Software Engineer$204,237$983
4Principal Systems Engineer$197,106$95-
5Senior Engineering Team Leader$196,162$94-
6Lead Unix Systems Administrator$194,938$94-
7Staff Engineer$193,083$93-
8Systems Manager$190,369$92-
9Senior Principal Engineer$189,094$91-
10Software Engineer Lead$187,007$90-

Recent salaries for systems engineers at lyft

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Business Systems EngineerNew York, NY06/25/2025$118,000
Business Systems EngineerSeattle, WA05/16/2025$108,000
Business Systems EngineerNew York, NY04/25/2025$138,000
Business Systems EngineerSan Francisco, CA04/02/2025$118,000
Business Systems EngineerSan Francisco, CA03/26/2025$138,000

Systems engineer salary at Lyft competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Airbnb$143,102$693
2DoorDash$138,860$6711
3Yelp$136,081$65-
4eBay$132,781$6413
5Instacart$130,039$631
6Square$122,954$59-
7Workday$121,959$595
8Uber Technologies$121,478$58-
9Premier Transportation, Yellow Cab, Checker Cab, & Ride The Roo$116,383$56-
10Über$114,489$5520
11Palantir$113,268$5464
12Groupon$110,305$53-
13Avis Budget Group$109,826$532
14First Transit$103,485$50-
15Intuit$101,951$499
16CAB Incorporated$100,294$48-
17KAYAK$97,570$47-
18Bessemer Venture Partners$89,439$43-

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