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Pay from CesiumAstro's own postings

CesiumAstro Systems Engineer Salary

CesiumAstro's 25 open roles for systems engineers post a median $147k/yr, typically $147k–$271k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every CesiumAstro role
median $147k/yr
CesiumAstro's systems engineers: level with it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
CesiumAstro: 3% below it
Highest posted top
$279k/yr
RF Communication System Architect

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.

CesiumAstro systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II1Too few figures
Senior9$147k/yr$147k–$164k/yr
Staff5$174k/yr$174k–$197k/yr
Principal or fellow2Too few figures
Title names no level8$242k/yr$158k–$279k/yr

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.

Where CesiumAstro hires systems engineers

  • Westminster, CO12 roles, median $147k/yr
  • Austin, TX6 roles
  • El Segundo, CA5 roles, median $182k/yr
  • Germany1 role
  • Melbourne, FL1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about CesiumAstro pay for systems engineers

How much does CesiumAstro pay systems engineers?

CesiumAstro's open roles for systems engineers post a median $147k/yr, typically $147k–$271k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures in 17 of its 25 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 $279k/yr, for RF Communication System Architect.

What does CesiumAstro pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $147k/yr (9 roles); staff: a median $174k/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 CesiumAstro pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

CesiumAstro's median, $147k/yr, is 3% below the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (CesiumAstro's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at CesiumAstro?

CesiumAstro's roles for systems engineers post a median $147k/yr, level with the $147k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (CesiumAstro salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does CesiumAstro hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Westminster, CO (12), Austin, TX (6), El Segundo, CA (5), Germany (1) and Melbourne, FL (1). By place, they post a median of $147k/yr in Westminster, CO and $182k/yr in El Segundo, CA.