The Aerospace Corporation systems engineer salary

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Average The Aerospace Corporation systems engineer salary

$94,449yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level The Aerospace Corporation systems engineer salary

$72,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay systems engineers?

The average salary for The Aerospace Corporation systems engineers is $94,449 per year. The Aerospace Corporation systems engineer salaries range between $72,000 to $122,000 per year. The Aerospace Corporation systems engineers earn 14% more than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at The Aerospace Corporation can expect to make. Systems engineers at The Aerospace Corporation make the most in El Segundo, CA, Buckley, WA, and Greenbelt, MD.

How much does The Aerospace Corporation pay systems engineers by location?

The Aerospace Corporation pays systems engineers the most in El Segundo, CA, Buckley, WA, and Greenbelt, MD. Additionally, cities like Chantilly and Colorado Springs also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at The Aerospace Corporation.

Systems engineer The Aerospace Corporation salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	El Segundo, CA	$113,673	$54.65
2	Buckley, WA	$107,290	$51.58
3	Greenbelt, MD	$102,759	$49.40
4	Chantilly, VA	$100,265	$48.20
5	Colorado Springs, CO	$98,413	$47.31
6	Ione, OR	$97,711	$46.98
7	Houston, TX	$97,331	$46.79
8	Huntsville, AL	$94,745	$45.55
9	Cedar Hills, UT	$92,724	$44.58
10	Cape Canaveral, FL	$91,121	$43.81

Highest-paid The Aerospace Corporation systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$135,335	$65	-
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$124,923	$60	-
3	Principal Systems Engineer	$121,316	$58	-
4	Manager, Systems Engineering	$121,091	$58	-
5	Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering	$120,584	$58	-
6	Senior Principal Engineer	$119,327	$57	-
7	Systems Engineer Staff	$118,328	$57	-
8	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$117,346	$56	-
9	Information Technology Systems Manager	$116,952	$56	-
10	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$116,409	$56	-

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Recent salaries for systems engineers at the aerospace corporation

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Systems and Mission Assurance Engineer	El Segundo, CA	05/10/2025	$151,900
Space Cryptography Systems Engineer	Los Angeles, CA	03/28/2025	$151,300
Space Systems Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO	03/07/2025	$95,200
Programmatic/Systems Engineer	Arlington, VA	03/05/2025	$117,300
Cloud Systems Engineer	Chantilly, VA	02/18/2025	$117,300

Systems engineer salary at The Aerospace Corporation competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Sarnoff	$109,911	$53	-
2	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	$101,331	$49	10
3	Los Alamos Technical Associates	$94,164	$45	-
4	SCIENTECH	$94,134	$45	1
5	Advanced Programs	$92,919	$45	-
6	Nexant	$91,393	$44	5
7	Global Systems LLC	$90,678	$44	-
8	The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory	$90,523	$44	29
9	Sierra Nevada	$88,473	$43	33
10	Adaptive	$87,916	$42	1
11	Scientific Systems	$87,530	$42	2
12	Ip Services	$87,196	$42	-
13	United Space Alliance	$87,069	$42	-
14	ADVANCED Motion Controls	$83,624	$40	-
15	Tata Technologies	$82,363	$40	1
16	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	$79,123	$38	-
17	Northrop Grumman	$78,796	$38	488
18	Lockheed Martin	$77,223	$37	734
19	Sigma Space	$77,156	$37	-
20	HRL Laboratories	$76,964	$37	7

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