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Staff Systems Engineer salary in United States
The median salary in Staff Systems Engineer job ads in United States is $201,513 a year (about $16,793 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $160,666 to $231,500, based on 16 salaries from 11 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $201,513
- a year
- Salaries
- 16
- from 11 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $158,765
- 25th percentile
- $160,666
- Median
- $201,513
- 75th percentile
- $231,500
- 90th percentile
- $239,500
16 salaries · 23 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 16 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Staff Systems Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 16 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| Under $140K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $140K–$160K | 19% 3 listings | |
| $160K–$180K | 13% 2 listings | |
| $180K–$200K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $200K–$220KMedian here | 31% 5 listings | |
| $220K–$240K | 19% 3 listings | |
| $240K and over | 12% 2 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Staff Systems Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| pythonmedian $201,513 · 8 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| aimedian $200,000 · 13 salaries | down −0.8% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Staff Systems Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Staff Systems EngineerBlacksmith · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$280,000 – $340,000
- Staff Systems Engineer, Signal-Path Performance & ModelingNeurophos · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$185,000 – $215,000
- Staff Systems Engineer, Calibration, Bring-Up & VerificationNeurophos · Senior level · posted 7 Nov 2026$185,000 – $215,000
- Staff Systems EngineerTorc Robotics · Mid level · posted 6 Nov 2026$163,800 – $245,700
- Staff Systems Engineer, HV Battery SoftwareLucid Motors · Senior level · posted 6 Nov 2026$164,600 – $241,450
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
16 salaries from 11 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 75%
- Other sources 25%
Live jobs
Staff Systems Engineer jobs in United States
- Staff Systems Engineer, Software
Atomic Machines · Emeryville or Santa Clara, California
$170K – $230K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Systems Engineer, Vehicle Systems Architecture
Merlin Labs · Boston or Remote
$165K – $215K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Systems Engineer - Architecture & Interfaces
Merlin Labs · Boston or Remote
$165K – $220K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Systems Engineer
Merlin Labs · Remote
$165K – $220K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Systems Engineer
Blacksmith · New York City
$280K – $340K/yr · listed by the employer
- Staff Systems Engineer, Signal-Path Performance & Modeling
Neurophos · Austin, Texas, United States
$185K – $215K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Staff Systems Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Staff Systems Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
Job ads for Staff Systems Engineer in United States on Jobiba list a median salary of $201,513 a year, based on 16 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $160,666 and $231,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Staff Systems Engineer salary in United States?
From 16 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.