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Pay from BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's own postings

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Systems Engineer Salary

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's 16 open roles for systems engineers post a median $131k/yr, typically $107k–$226k/yr, from 16 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems role
median $159k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's systems engineers: 18% below it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems: 14% below it
Highest posted top
$254k/yr
Senior Principal Engineer II – Mission Operations Systems Engineer

Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op2Too few figures
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Level II2Too few figures
Senior4$131k/yr$131k–$165k/yr
Principal or fellow5$159k/yr$159k–$233k/yr
Director, head or vice president2Too few figures

A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay for systems engineers

How much does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay systems engineers?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's open roles for systems engineers post a median $131k/yr, typically $107k–$226k/yr, from 16 distinct pay figures in 16 of its 16 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $254k/yr, for Senior Principal Engineer II – Mission Operations Systems Engineer.

What does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $131k/yr (4 roles); principal or fellow: a median $159k/yr (5 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's median, $131k/yr, is 14% below the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems?

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems's roles for systems engineers post a median $131k/yr, 18% below the $159k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Boulder, CO (14), Broomfield, CO (12), Westminster, CO (7), Boulder, CA (1) and Chantilly, VA (1). By place, they post a median of $131k/yr in Boulder, CO, $145k/yr in Broomfield, CO and $107k/yr in Westminster, CO.