Systems Engineer Master Salary in Chicago, Illinois

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How much does a Systems Engineer Master make in Chicago, IL? The average Systems Engineer Master salary in Chicago, IL is $145,375 as of March 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $131,590 and $160,725. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Systems Engineer Master Salary	$119,040	Chicago,IL	March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Systems Engineer Master Salary	$131,590	Chicago,IL	March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Systems Engineer Master Salary	$145,375	Chicago,IL	March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Systems Engineer Master Salary	$160,725	Chicago,IL	March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Systems Engineer Master Salary	$174,700	Chicago,IL	March 01, 2025

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Senior Electrical Power Systems Engineer

Applied Research Associates (ARA) - Alexandria , VA

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar * Demonstrated ability to work effectively ... Practical experience in power systems engineering * Research and Development of new tools and ...

ClearedJobs.net - 4 days ago

PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER - 13907 - MBSE with Security Clearance

Advanced Software Design - Boulder , CO

BQs for a Principal Systems Engineer: • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology ... Master's Degree and 3 years of experience, or a PhD and 1 years of experience. • Excellent ...

Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 16 days ago

Principal Communication Systems Engineer

EVONA - Los Angeles , CA

Principal Communication Systems Engineer Los Angeles, CA Our exciting Space client in the LA area ... Master's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering. * Ideally 10+ years of experience across Space ...

LinkedIn - 23 days ago

Advanced Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

GeoLogics Corporation - Scottsdale , AZ

Position: Advanced Systems Engineer Location: Scottsdale, AZ (3 days onsite, 2 days remote ... Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years of related experience (or 3 years with a Master

Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 34 days ago

Senior Advanced Systems Engineer - Tracking Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. - Scottsdale , AZ

Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, or STEM and 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years of experience. * Strong Systems Engineering with MBSE and tracking experience * STK ...

Dice.com / Clearancejobs.com - 48 days ago

Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Medtronic - Boston , MA

Understand and support system engineering activities, including requirements definition and total ... Recognized master in professional discipline. Works independently to implement strategic goals and ...

Lensa - 32 days ago

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Systems Engineer Master in Annapolis Junction, MD

Developing scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system, the user, and the environment, that satisfies operational, support, and maintenance, and disposal needs.

December 04, 2022

Implementing operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards.

January 09, 2023

Systems Engineer Master in Reston, VA

Lead technical planning, system hardware-software-network design, development and integration, verification and validation, and fielding.

January 12, 2023

Build, implement and administer Splunk in Windows and Linux environments.

January 30, 2023

Collect metrics at the optimal frequency to support the develop alerting and reporting analysis.

February 09, 2023

Create and maintain dashboards pulling together monitoring across multiple teams within the same and differing tools.

February 13, 2023

Evaluates alternatives including cost and risk, supportability and analyses for total systems.

February 17, 2023

Manage automating Splunk deployments and orchestration within a Cloud environment.

April 18, 2023

Provide technical, managerial and administrate direction relative to the problem.

May 12, 2023

Resolve highly complex multi-domain systems issues.

May 13, 2023

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Systems Engineer Master in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Systems Engineer Master ranges from $131,590 to $160,725 with the average base salary of $145,375. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $137,150 to $172,937 with the average total cash compensation of $154,773.

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