Design and manage complex engineering systems that integrate multiple technical disciplines. Critical in aerospace, defense, automotive, and telecommunications industries.
Pay
$85,000
Lower reported wage
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Not available in our data
$160,000
Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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No unified Systems Engineer SOC. Hardware/aerospace roles map to 17-2199. IT/software roles map to 15-1232 or 15-1299.08.
Annual median review, October 27, 2026: This catalog entry spans occupations, or its stored occupation is not reported separately in the reviewed wage source. No annual median has been verified for this exact scope. Component occupations and broader groups are not averaged or substituted. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
SOC 17-2199BLS EP 2025-35Verified 2026-04-28View on BLS
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