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| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,016 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 2,363 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 1,825 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1,345 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,345 | 0.00% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $107,719 | $51.79 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | $104,169 | $50.08 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | $101,811 | $48.95 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $101,272 | $48.69 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | $100,067 | $48.11 | +1.7% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 327 | 47% |
| 2 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,729 | 20% |
| 3 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,112 | 18% |
| 4 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 654 | 12% |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 639 | 9% |
| 6 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 594 | 8% |
| 7 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 398 | 8% |
| 8 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 59 | 8% |
| 9 | Alaska | 739,795 | 56 | 8% |
| 10 | California | 39,536,653 | 2,726 | 7% |
| 11 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 211 | 7% |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 98 | 7% |
| 13 | Vermont | 623,657 | 41 | 7% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 439 | 6% |
| 15 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 244 | 6% |
| 16 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 124 | 6% |
| 17 | Hawaii | 1,427,538 | 92 | 6% |
| 18 | Delaware | 961,939 | 62 | 6% |
| 19 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 36 | 6% |
| 20 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 495 | 5% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herndon | 1 | 4% | $101,315 |
| 2 | Reston | 2 | 3% | $101,332 |
| 3 | Englewood | 1 | 3% | $87,423 |
| 4 | East Hartford | 1 | 2% | $91,651 |
| 5 | McLean | 1 | 2% | $101,394 |
| 6 | Columbia | 1 | 1% | $111,633 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs | 1 | 0% | $87,595 |
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Dr. Neil Eldin PhD, PE: Things don’t just happen. You must develop a career plan to maximize your salary potential when starting your career. Find the right employer for yourself. For example, if you are mobile and willing to travel, target employers with international projects. After working for a few years, you can request a transfer to an overseas assignment, and this will instantaneously almost double your salary. If you are not mobile and your circumstances do not allow your travel, seek employment with major corporations and seek positions that are done at the home office (e.g., estimating, procurement, and contracting).
Mark Whalen P.E.: A system engineer designs, develops, and manages complex technical systems across a large variety of industries. This can include defining solutions to system-level problems, plus allocating requirements, technologies and team member tasking at a project level, as well as communicating complex ideas and systems to key stakeholders.
An entry-level system engineer will typically apply advanced mathematical techniques to solve system-level technical problems, as well as installing, testing, and troubleshooting complex operating systems