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Mercury Systems pays a median base salary of $195K ($161K–$236K) across 58 public job postings (2025–2026). US DOL certified wage filings (FY2026): $98K median.
Median: $198K · Based on 56 public Mercury Systems job postings · Updated June 9, 2026
This Mercury Systems salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.
100% of Mercury Systems's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.
Most-required skills across these postings: Snowflake (2) · Python (2) · Airflow (1) · Dbt (1) · BigQuery (1) · Redshift (1) · TypeScript (1) · AWS (1) · GCP (1) · Azure (1).
Mercury Systems is Public stage · 2,400–2,400 employees · founded 1981 · HQ Andover, Massachusetts. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.
Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 12+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 5 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.
The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 67% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.
Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 3% of roles list a bonus; 3% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.
Mercury Systems has 41 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 58 public job postings with disclosed pay. 23 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (58 in the last 90).
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For corroboration, U.S. Department of Labor certified wage filings (FY2026) for Mercury Systems show a median of $98K, ranging $87K–$109K, across 22 filings. Reported separately from — never blended with — the job-posting median above.
What does Mercury Systems pay?
The median base salary is $195K, with a typical range of $161K–$236K, based on 58 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.
What is the highest-paying job at Mercury Systems?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Head of Growth Marketing, at $294K–$368K base.
Which team pays the most at Mercury Systems?
The Information Security team, at a $232K median.
Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.
USD base salary aggregated from 58 public Mercury Systems job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 10, 2026.
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