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L3Harris Systems Engineer Salary

L3Harris's 48 open roles for systems engineers post a median $132k/yr, typically $132k–$222k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
L3Harris: 13% below it
Highest posted top
$247k/yr
Scientist, Systems Engineer (Innovation CE)

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.

L3Harris systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Senior17$132k/yr$132k–$185k/yr
Lead13$158k/yr$158k–$206k/yr
Director, head or vice president1Too few figures
Title names no level16$132k/yr$128k–$247k/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 L3Harris hires systems engineers

  • Palm Bay, FL14 roles
  • Springfield, VA7 roles
  • Fort Wayne, IN6 roles
  • Schriever AFB, CO5 roles, median $132k/yr
  • Rochester, NY4 roles, median $174k/yr
  • Melbourne, FL3 roles
  • Colorado Springs, CO2 roles
  • Herndon, VA2 roles
  • Lompoc, CA2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

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Questions about L3Harris pay for systems engineers

How much does L3Harris pay systems engineers?

L3Harris's open roles for systems engineers post a median $132k/yr, typically $132k–$222k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures in 18 of its 48 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 $247k/yr, for Scientist, Systems Engineer (Innovation CE).

What does L3Harris pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $132k/yr (17 roles); lead: a median $158k/yr (13 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does L3Harris pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

L3Harris's median, $132k/yr, is 13% below the $152k/yr median of the 1,441 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (L3Harris's among them).

Where does L3Harris hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Palm Bay, FL (14), Springfield, VA (7), Fort Wayne, IN (6), Schriever AFB, CO (5) and Rochester, NY (4). By place, they post a median of $132k/yr in Schriever AFB, CO and $174k/yr in Rochester, NY.