Systems Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Systems Engineer make in California?
Systems Engineers in California earn $81,000 annually on average, or $34.00 per hour, which is 23% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Systems Engineers work for Intel at $175,000 annually while the lowest paid Systems Engineers work for Umniah earning approximately $24,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$75K Kforce's Average Systems Engineer Salary (7 salaries)
+$4K (5%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$25K (40%) more than average Kforce salary ($50K)
+$10K (12%) more than average Kforce Systems Engineer salary ($75K) in California
$74K MySpace's Average Systems Engineer Salary (6 salaries)
+$3K (4%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
-$7K (9%) less than average MySpace salary ($81K)
+$11K (13%) more than average MySpace Systems Engineer salary ($74K) in California
$73K SpatiaLight's Average Systems Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$6K (8%) more than average SpatiaLight salary ($67K)
+$12K (15%) more than average SpatiaLight Systems Engineer salary ($73K) in California
$72K Tata Consultancy Services' Average Systems Engineer Salary (49 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$11K (16%) more than average Tata Consultancy Services salary ($61K)
-$12K (18%) less than average Tata Consultancy Services Systems Engineer salary ($72K) in California
+$1K (1%) more than average Tata Consultancy Services Systems Engineer salary ($72K) in California
+$9K (11%) more than average Tata Consultancy Services Systems Engineer salary ($72K) in California
+$18K (22%) more than average Tata Consultancy Services Systems Engineer salary ($72K) in California
+$28K (32%) more than average Tata Consultancy Services Systems Engineer salary ($72K) in California
$80K County of San Mateo's Average Systems Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$9K (11%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$14K (19%) more than average County of San Mateo salary ($66K)
Equal to average County of San Mateo Systems Engineer salary ($80K) in California
$80K Fisker Automotive's Average Systems Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$9K (11%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Fisker Automotive salary ($81K)
Equal to average Fisker Automotive Systems Engineer salary ($80K) in California
$71K Innovative Computing Systems' Average Systems Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
Equal to national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$11K (16%) more than average Innovative Computing Systems salary ($60K)
+$9K (11%) more than average Innovative Computing Systems Systems Engineer salary ($71K) in California
$66K TRW Automotive's Average Systems Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$5K (7%) less than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$4K (6%) more than average TRW Automotive salary ($62K)
+$14K (19%) more than average TRW Automotive Systems Engineer salary ($66K) in California
$73K Booz Allen Hamilton's Average Systems Engineer Salary (22 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
-$16K (19%) less than average Booz Allen Hamilton salary ($89K)
+$2K (2%) more than average Booz Allen Hamilton Systems Engineer salary ($73K) in California
$81K Crane Aerospace & Electronics' Average Systems Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
+$10K (13%) more than national average Systems Engineer salary ($71K)
+$11K (14%) more than average Crane Aerospace & Electronics salary ($70K)
-$6K (7%) less than average Crane Aerospace & Electronics Systems Engineer salary ($81K) in California
Top companies for Systems Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Systems Engineer in California
| Intel | $175K | 1 salary |
| Juniper Networks | $166K | 1 salary |
| Boeing Defense, Space & Security | $140K | 1 salary |
| DirecTV | $140K | 1 salary |
| Innovusion | $140K | 1 salary |
| Intermolecular | $133K | 1 salary |
| Cubic Transportation Systems | $123K | 1 salary |
| GHX | $120K | 1 salary |
| iancon | $120K | 1 salary |
| Prime Focus Technologies | $120K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Systems Engineer in California
Los Altos, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > Mojave, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$122K per year
3 salaries > Huntington Beach, CA
$120K per year
2 salaries > Palo Alto, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Hollywood, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$113K per year
3 salaries > Bakersfield, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Seal Beach, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
$140K per year
1 salary > Mojave, CA
$130K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$122K per year
3 salaries > Huntington Beach, CA
$120K per year
2 salaries > Palo Alto, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Hollywood, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$113K per year
3 salaries > Bakersfield, CA
$110K per year
1 salary > Seal Beach, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
Systems Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Anaheim
- Bakersfield
- Beverly Hills
- Buena Park
- Burbank
- Calabasas
- California City
- Canoga Park
- Carson
- Concord
- Cypress
- Delhi
- Dublin
- El Cerrito
- El Segundo
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Fullerton
- Gardena
- Hayward
- Hollywood
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- La Mesa
- La Palma
- Los Altos
- Los Angeles
- Los Gatos
- Menlo Park
- Millbrae
- Modesto
- Mojave
- Monrovia
- Newark
- Newport Beach
- Novato
- Ontario
- Orange
- Palo Alto
- Pasadena
- Petaluma
- Rancho Cordova
- Redondo Beach
- Redwood City
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Rafael
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Monica
- Santa Rosa
- Seal Beach
- Sunnyvale
- Torrance
- Ventura
Systems Engineer Salaries in Other States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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