Parsons systems engineer salary

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Average Parsons systems engineer salary

$101,901yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Parsons systems engineer salary

$73,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Parsons pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Parsons systems engineers is $101,901 per year. Parsons systems engineer salaries range between $73,000 to $141,000 per year. Parsons systems engineers earn 23% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Parsons can expect to make. Systems engineers at Parsons make the most in Pasadena, CA, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD.

How much does Parsons pay systems engineers by location?

Parsons pays systems engineers the most in Pasadena, CA, Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. Additionally, cities like Pasadena and Centreville also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Parsons.

Systems engineer Parsons salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Pasadena, CA	$118,891	$57.16
2	Washington, DC	$109,382	$52.59
3	Baltimore, MD	$108,819	$52.32
4	Pasadena, TX	$107,295	$51.58
5	Centreville, VA	$105,762	$50.85
6	Las Vegas, NV	$105,740	$50.84
7	Newark, NJ	$103,262	$49.65
8	New York, NY	$102,925	$49.48
9	Boston, MA	$102,376	$49.22
10	Philadelphia, PA	$101,212	$48.66

Highest-paid Parsons systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$185,984	$89	-
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$165,773	$80	-
3	Systems Manager	$159,663	$77	-
4	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$154,192	$74	-
5	Manager, Systems Engineering	$141,317	$68	-
6	Assistant System Engineer Trainee	$141,294	$68	-
7	Information Technology Systems Manager	$139,605	$67	-
8	Senior Unix Systems Engineer	$137,289	$66	-
9	Manager, Systems And Technology	$135,754	$65	-
10	Staff Software Engineer	$135,514	$65	-

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Recent salaries for systems engineers at parsons

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Systems Engineer	Centreville, VA	06/25/2025	$86,700
System Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO	06/20/2025	$100,900
Systems Engineer	Huntsville, AL	06/20/2025	$86,700
Systems Engineer	Annapolis, MD	06/19/2025	$144,800
Systems Engineer	Huntsville, AL	05/27/2025	$72,900

Systems engineer salary at Parsons competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Caterpillar	$105,609	$51	26
2	Jacobs Engineering Group	$85,283	$41	-
3	POWER Engineers	$85,275	$41	1
4	GAI Consultants	$83,932	$40	6
5	Target Engineering	$83,573	$40	-
6	KCI Technologies	$83,249	$40	1
7	Urban Engineers	$82,261	$40	-
8	GE Aviation	$81,930	$39	-
9	Montgomery Watson Harza	$81,893	$39	-
10	HNTB	$81,174	$39	40
11	Tetra Tech	$81,156	$39	15
12	Stantec	$81,089	$39	83
13	Louis Berger	$80,999	$39	-
14	Guernsey - Engineers/Architects/Consultants	$80,244	$39	-
15	HDR	$79,697	$38	27
16	Black & Veatch	$79,289	$38	25
17	SLM Technologies	$79,079	$38	-
18	Roper Technologies	$78,014	$38	-
19	RS&H	$78,011	$38	-
20	AECOM	$77,759	$37	137

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