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Lockheed Martin Systems Engineer Salary

Lockheed Martin's 172 open roles for systems engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $113k–$270k/yr, from 118 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Lockheed Martin role
median $137k/yr
Lockheed Martin's systems engineers: level with it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
Lockheed Martin: 10% below it
Highest posted top
$424k/yr
Systems Architect Prin - E6

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.

Lockheed Martin systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op4$53.4k/yr$50.2k–$71k/yr
Entry, associate or level I2Too few figures
Level II7$113k/yr$104k–$147k/yr
Level III1Too few figures
Level IV and above3$169k/yr$169k–$259k/yr
Senior55$137k/yr$137k–$270k/yr
Lead3Too few figures
Staff16$184k/yr$169k–$294k/yr
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Manager5$169k/yr$159k–$259k/yr
Title names no level75$126k/yr$113k–$270k/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 Lockheed Martin hires systems engineers

  • Littleton, CO78 roles, median $163k/yr
  • Sunnyvale, CA36 roles, median $186k/yr
  • King of Prussia, PA31 roles, median $137k/yr
  • Huntsville, AL23 roles, median $150k/yr
  • Highlands Ranch, CO16 roles, median $207k/yr
  • Colorado Springs, CO15 roles, median $126k/yr
  • Cape Canaveral, FL10 roles, median $101k/yr
  • United States6 roles, median $122k/yr
  • Courtland, AL4 roles, median $101k/yr

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for systems engineers

How much does Lockheed Martin pay systems engineers?

Lockheed Martin's open roles for systems engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $113k–$270k/yr, from 118 distinct pay figures in 166 of its 172 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 $424k/yr, for Systems Architect Prin - E6.

What does Lockheed Martin pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $53.4k/yr (4 roles); level II: a median $113k/yr (7 roles); level IV and above: a median $169k/yr (3 roles); senior: a median $137k/yr (55 roles); staff: a median $184k/yr (16 roles); manager: a median $169k/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 Lockheed Martin pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

Lockheed Martin's median, $137k/yr, is 10% below the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin's roles for systems engineers post a median $137k/yr, level with the $137k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Lockheed Martin salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does Lockheed Martin hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Littleton, CO (78), Sunnyvale, CA (36), King of Prussia, PA (31), Huntsville, AL (23) and Highlands Ranch, CO (16). By place, they post a median of $163k/yr in Littleton, CO, $186k/yr in Sunnyvale, CA and $137k/yr in King of Prussia, PA.