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KBR Systems Engineer Salary

KBR's 39 open roles for systems engineers post a median $157k/yr, typically $139k–$232k/yr, from 28 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every KBR role
median $152k/yr
KBR's systems engineers: 3% above it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
KBR: 3% above it
Highest posted top
$274k/yr
Sr RF 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.

KBR systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op1Too few figures
Entry, associate or level I3Too few figures
Level IV and above2Too few figures
Senior8$190k/yr$160k–$251k/yr
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Title names no level24$153k/yr$143k–$226k/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 KBR hires systems engineers

  • Chantilly, VA18 roles, median $169k/yr
  • El Segundo, CA14 roles, median $153k/yr
  • Colorado Springs, CO3 roles
  • Beavercreek, OH2 roles
  • Sioux Falls, SD1 role
  • Washington Navy Yard, DC1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about KBR pay for systems engineers

How much does KBR pay systems engineers?

KBR's open roles for systems engineers post a median $157k/yr, typically $139k–$232k/yr, from 28 distinct pay figures in 28 of its 39 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 $274k/yr, for Sr RF Systems Engineer.

What does KBR pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $190k/yr (8 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does KBR pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

KBR's median, $157k/yr, is 3% above the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (KBR's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at KBR?

KBR's roles for systems engineers post a median $157k/yr, 3% above the $152k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (KBR salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does KBR hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Chantilly, VA (18), El Segundo, CA (14), Colorado Springs, CO (3), Beavercreek, OH (2) and Sioux Falls, SD (1). By place, they post a median of $169k/yr in Chantilly, VA and $153k/yr in El Segundo, CA.