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Parsons Corporation Salary

Parsons Corporation Salary

Parsons Corporation pays a median of $154K ($122K–$175K) across 784 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $122K–$175K salary range

Median: $154K  ·  Based on 784 public Parsons Corporation job postings  ·  Updated October 27, 2026


This Parsons Corporation salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Parsons Corporation · pay benchmark · updated October 27, 2026
$154K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$122K–$175K
Typical range
$384K view JD
Highest base · Vice President of Business Development, National Security & Operations (NSO)
784
Open roles
~9 yrs
Typical exp.
+153
516 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 5% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$112K (14)
Mid
$142K (218)
Senior
$154K (135)
Staff
$175K (24)
Highest-paying skills
Terraform $208KMongodb $208KTeam Leadership $188KSplunk $181KAWS $175KProject Management $175KScheduling $175KKafka $165K

Highest-paying open roles at Parsons Corporation

Parsons Corporation engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Junior: $112K median · $181K top base — Junior Digital Signal Processing Engineer - TS/SCI (view JD) (14)
  • Mid: $142K median · $332K top base — Network-Savvy CNO Developer (TS/SCI w/ Poly) (view JD) (218)
  • Senior: $154K median · $332K top base — Senior Software Engineer (view JD) (135)
  • Staff: $175K median · $332K top base — Principal Innovation Engineer (view JD) (24)

Parsons Corporation salary by location

  • Remote: $142K median · $384K top base — Vice President of Business Development, National Security & Operations (NSO) (view JD) (50 roles)

Remote work at Parsons Corporation

33% of Parsons Corporation's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $142K median vs $142K onsite.

What Parsons Corporation looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (79) · CI/CD (37) · Team Leadership (30) · Project Management (30) · Java (29) · AWS (26) · Docker (24) · Kubernetes (22) · Azure (21) · SQL (20).

Benefits & perks at Parsons Corporation

Commonly listed: dental (524) · 401k (524) · life-ins (524) · pto (524) · gym (24) · medical (1) · relocation (1) · mental-health (1).

About Parsons Corporation

Parsons Corporation is Public stage · 13,296–13,296 employees · founded 1944 · HQ Pasadena, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Parsons Corporation

Roles typically ask for around 9 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 285 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 5% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Parsons Corporation total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 1% include commission; common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Parsons Corporation hiring activity

Parsons Corporation has 784 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 784 public job postings with disclosed pay. 153 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (516 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 203 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Parsons Corporation pay?
The median pay is $154K, with a typical range of $122K–$175K, based on 784 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Parsons Corporation?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President of Business Development, National Security & Operations (NSO), at $201K–$384K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 784 public Parsons Corporation 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 October 27, 2026.

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