Meta systems engineer salary

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Average Meta systems engineer salary

$148,883yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Meta systems engineer salary

$114,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Meta pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Meta systems engineers is $148,883 per year. Meta systems engineer salaries range between $114,000 to $193,000 per year. Meta systems engineers earn 80% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Meta can expect to make. Systems engineers at Meta make the most in Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, and Cambridge, MA.

How much does Meta pay systems engineers by location?

Meta pays systems engineers the most in Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, and Cambridge, MA. Additionally, cities like Washington and New York also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Meta.

Systems engineer Meta salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Menlo Park, CA	$165,404	$79.52
2	Seattle, WA	$159,720	$76.79
3	Cambridge, MA	$158,994	$76.44
4	Washington, DC	$158,609	$76.25
5	New York, NY	$152,509	$73.32
6	Pittsburgh, PA	$146,225	$70.30
7	Ione, OR	$145,775	$70.08
8	Chicago, IL	$137,788	$66.24
9	Austin, TX	$135,774	$65.28

Highest-paid Meta systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$229,199	$110	-
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$226,105	$109	-
3	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$210,896	$101	-
4	Staff Software Engineer	$207,216	$100	-
5	Software Engineer Lead	$204,092	$98	-
6	Systems Manager	$200,863	$97	-
7	Staff Engineer	$200,799	$97	-
8	Senior Infrastructure Architect	$200,193	$96	-
9	Senior Engineering Team Leader	$199,968	$96	-
10	Principal Systems Engineer	$199,806	$96	-

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Recent salaries for systems engineers at meta

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Production Systems Engineer	Seattle, WA	06/26/2025	$132,000
Production Systems Engineer	New York, NY	06/26/2025	$132,000
Wireless System Engineer	Sunnyvale, CA	06/12/2025	$139,000
Connectivity Systems Engineer	Montpelier, VT	05/15/2025	$144,000
Connectivity Systems Engineer	Raleigh, NC	05/15/2025	$144,000

Systems engineer salary at Meta competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Apple	$139,178	$67	385
2	Google	$138,823	$67	233
3	PayPal	$136,280	$66	7
4	eBay	$132,781	$64	14
5	Cisco	$128,840	$62	345
6	Microsoft	$127,744	$61	76
7	Pinterest	$124,649	$60	-
8	Bloomberg	$123,814	$60	15
9	Uber Technologies	$121,478	$58	-
10	LinkedIn	$119,283	$57	11
11	Adobe	$117,724	$57	46
12	Palantir	$113,268	$54	53
13	Salesforce	$106,413	$51	55
14	VMware	$105,649	$51	-
15	Intuit	$101,951	$49	10
16	Oracle	$97,101	$47	1170
17	Intel	$96,885	$47	34
18	Akritiv	$95,320	$46	-
19	Xerox	$88,113	$42	14
20	IBM	$77,423	$37	135

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