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RTX Systems Engineer Salary

RTX's 12 open roles for systems engineers post a median $156k/yr, typically $110k–$252k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every RTX role
median $139k/yr
RTX's systems engineers: 12% above it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
RTX: 3% above it
Highest posted top
$252k/yr
Senior Principal Systems Engineer (ONSITE)

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.

RTX systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Level II3$110k/yr$110k–$144k/yr
Senior2Too few figures
Principal or fellow4$182k/yr$168k–$252k/yr
Director, head or vice president1Too few figures
Title names no level1Too 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.

Where RTX hires systems engineers

  • El Segundo, CA6 roles, median $110k/yr
  • Aurora, CO3 roles, median $156k/yr
  • Marlborough, MA1 role
  • Tucson, AZ1 role
  • United States1 role

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 00:03 UTC

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Questions about RTX pay for systems engineers

How much does RTX pay systems engineers?

RTX's open roles for systems engineers post a median $156k/yr, typically $110k–$252k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures in 11 of its 12 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 $252k/yr, for Senior Principal Systems Engineer (ONSITE).

What does RTX pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $110k/yr (3 roles); principal or fellow: a median $182k/yr (4 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does RTX pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

RTX's median, $156k/yr, is 3% above the $152k/yr median of the 1,199 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (RTX's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at RTX?

RTX's roles for systems engineers post a median $156k/yr, 12% above the $139k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (RTX salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does RTX hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in El Segundo, CA (6), Aurora, CO (3), Marlborough, MA (1), Tucson, AZ (1) and United States (1). By place, they post a median of $110k/yr in El Segundo, CA and $156k/yr in Aurora, CO.