Systems Engineer Maryland
Systems Engineer salary in Maryland
Typical pay
$152,500a year
Most Systems Engineers earn $125k to $188k a year
From 427 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Systems Engineer salary in Maryland is $152,500 a year. Most job postings pay $125,000 to $187,500. From 427 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in Maryland
Back to the whole USMaryland
$153k typical, most $125k to $188k
| Baltimore, MD | $160k | $135k to $195k | 278 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | $150k | $125k to $178k | 579 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $137k | $127k to $163k | 29 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $123k | $109k to $133k | 25 |
| Hagerstown, MD | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 16 job postings$70k $85k
Typical: $81k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 134 job postings$122k $180k
Typical: $147k
- Senior 160 job postings$144k $200k
Typical: $175k
- Lead or manager 35 job postings$139k $181k
Typical: $156k
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Senior: most postings pay $144k to $200k a year, typically $175k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory | $173k | – | $173k | $173k | – |
| Peraton | $190k | – | $176k | $229k | – |
| Leidos | $151k | – | – | $168k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $152,500 a year for Systems Engineer roles in Maryland. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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