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Sierra Space Systems Engineer Salary

Sierra Space's 21 open roles for systems engineers post a median $155k/yr, typically $141k–$198k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Sierra Space role
median $141k/yr
Sierra Space's systems engineers: 10% above it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $153k/yr
Sierra Space: 1% above it
Highest posted top
$239k/yr
Principal Systems Engineer (Clearance Required)

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.

Sierra Space systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II3$112k/yr$112k–$129k/yr
Level III6$141k/yr$141k–$164k/yr
Senior9$171k/yr$171k–$198k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Principal or fellow1Too few figures
Manager1Too 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 Sierra Space hires systems engineers

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 02:02 UTC

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Questions about Sierra Space pay for systems engineers

How much does Sierra Space pay systems engineers?

Sierra Space's open roles for systems engineers post a median $155k/yr, typically $141k–$198k/yr, from 21 distinct pay figures in 21 of its 21 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 $239k/yr, for Principal Systems Engineer (Clearance Required).

What does Sierra Space pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $112k/yr (3 roles); level III: a median $141k/yr (6 roles); senior: a median $171k/yr (9 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Sierra Space pay systems engineers more than other space companies?

Sierra Space's median, $155k/yr, is 1% above the $153k/yr median of the 1,278 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (Sierra Space's among them).

Do systems engineers earn more than other roles at Sierra Space?

Sierra Space's roles for systems engineers post a median $155k/yr, 10% above the $141k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Sierra Space salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does Sierra Space hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Centennial, CO (14) and Louisville, CO (7). By place, they post a median of $141k/yr in Centennial, CO and $171k/yr in Louisville, CO.