$79K–$147K/yrOnsiteFull-time
Systems Engineer salary in Virginia
From 65 US job postings that list pay, out of 85 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia. These are the amounts employers advertised, not pay reported by employees.
- Median pay
- $148ka year
- Middle half
- $115k–$176k25th to 75th percentile
- Postings with pay
- 65of 85 open jobs · 1 paid by the hour
Pay range
$109k$200k
Pay by experience level
| Level the posting asks for | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $115k | 20 |
| Senior | $151k | 31 |
| Lead / manager | $184k | 12 |
Top-paying companies
| Company | Median a year | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| GD Information Technology | $191k | 3 |
| Peraton | $190k | 4 |
| Northrop Grumman | $175k | 3 |
| LEIDOS | $151k | 6 |
| Caci, Inc.-federal | $134k | 4 |
| symsstrategicgroup | $118k | 6 |
| Bowhead | $115k | 4 |
| Lockheed Martin | $113k | 5 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | $102k | 3 |
Companies with at least 3 postings that list pay.
Open Systems Engineer jobs with pay listed
Systems Engineer- Federal
Esri
Vienna, VA, United StatesYesterday
$121K–$198K/yrOnsiteSenior
NI
Systems Engineer - Scrum Master
Nightwing Intelligence Solutions
Sterling, VA, United States5d ago
$122K–$253K/yrOnsiteFull-time
System Engineer, Mid
Bowhead
Dahlgren, VA, United States5d ago
$110K–$120K/yrOnsiteSenior · Full-time
GI
Systems Engineer - TS/SCI w/Polygraph
GD Information Technology
McLean, VA, United States5d ago
$162K–$219K/yrOnsiteLead / Staff+ · Full-time
Systems Engineer
Lockheed Martin
Manassas, VA, United States5d ago
$79K–$147K/yrHybridFull-time
How these numbers are made
- Lumirole reads job postings straight from employers' own career sites (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and 30 more), not job boards, and keeps the pay each posting states.
- Only open US postings for this job title count, with pay in US dollars of at least $10k a year. A range counts at its middle. Hourly pay is turned into a year at 2,080 hours (40 a week), daily pay at 260 days.
- These are advertised amounts, not what people are paid: bonuses, equity and tips aren't included. A company or place is listed once it has enough postings with pay.
- Updated November 11, 2026; the numbers move as jobs open and close.