Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Computer Systems Engineers
Computer Systems Engineers design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Computer Systems Engineers and Architects with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $67,190 to $88,120 per year or $32 to $42 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Computer Systems Engineers and Architects to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $84 | $175,570 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $71 | $147,480 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $56 | $116,780 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $42 | $88,120 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $32 | $67,190 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
MA | $65 | $135,230 |
CA | $64 | $133,970 |
VA | $64 | $132,670 |
MD | $62 | $129,560 |
DC | $62 | $128,850 |
RI | $62 | $128,270 |
IL | $62 | $128,140 |
DE | $61 | $127,340 |
NY | $61 | $126,510 |
WA | $61 | $126,480 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Computer Systems Engineer and Architect is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Computer Systems Engineers are in the states of MA, CA, VA, MD and DC.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | $156790 | $75.38 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $145630 | $70.02 |
Other Information Services | $138860 | $66.76 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | $133200 | $64.04 |
Software Publishers | $132750 | $63.82 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $131050 | $63.01 |
Natural Gas Distribution | $130890 | $62.93 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $130680 | $62.83 |
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | $129940 | $62.47 |
Scientific Research and Development Services | $129850 | $62.43 |
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $129810 | $62.41 |
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $128230 | $61.65 |
Specialty Hospitals | $127390 | $61.25 |
Legal Services | $125950 | $60.56 |
Outpatient Care Centers | $125860 | $60.51 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank | $125370 | $60.28 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $125190 | $60.19 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $125020 | $60.10 |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation | $124690 | $59.95 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $124410 | $59.81 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $124290 | $59.75 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing | $124010 | $59.62 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $124000 | $59.61 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $123660 | $59.45 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $122920 | $59.09 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | $122810 | $59.04 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries | $122720 | $59.00 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $122610 | $58.95 |
Warehousing and Storage | $122500 | $58.89 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $122340 | $58.82 |