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System Design salaries in United States
System Design professionals in United States earn $158.7–245.3K per year on average, based on 9 jobs. System Design roles in United States pay 6% above the board-wide average of $153.7–227.5K for System Design jobs on Tech Jobs. Pay ranges from $150.6–213.2K for Mid-level roles up to $178.6–267.8K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$158.7–245.3K
Based on 9 jobs · 6% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$140K
Average
$202K
75th percentile
$260K
System Design salaries by seniority in United States
System Design salaries in United States range from $150.6–213.2K for Mid-level roles to $178.6–267.8K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $150.6–213.2K | 3 | -5% |
| Senior | $178.6–267.8K | 5 | +17% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $143.5–222.3K · 85 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $147.8–227.6K · 57 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $162.9–252.8K · 46 jobs
Cloud Engineering
Avg. $129.6–184.6K · 37 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $158.2–238.4K · 36 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $160.8–245.7K · 31 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond System Design, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $144.2–218.2K · 216 jobs
AWS
Avg. $144.5–215.6K · 120 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $144.3–215.2K · 85 jobs
SQL
Avg. $132.4–195K · 76 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $140.7–238.4K · 76 jobs
Docker
Avg. $140.6–207.4K · 68 jobs
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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.