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Systems Technology Research Salary

Systems Technology Research Salary

Systems Technology Research pays a median of $187K ($159K–$208K) across 144 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $159K–$208K salary range

Median: $187K  ·  Based on 144 public Systems Technology Research job postings  ·  Updated July 28, 2026


This Systemstechnologyresearch 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.

📊 Salary breakdown

Systems Technology Research · pay benchmark · updated July 28, 2026
$187K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$159K–$208K
Typical range
$415K view JD
Highest base · Chief Legal Officer
144
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+62
144 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$124K (5)
Mid
$131K (7)
Senior
$159K (55)
Staff
$244K (33)
Management pay by function
Mission Applications (MA)
$187K (4)
Contracts
$165K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
systems
$244K · $284K top (8)
electronic warfare & novel capabilities (ewnc)
$217K · $284K top (6)
mission applications (ma)
$208K · $260K top (13)
systems analysis, autonomy, and modeling (saam)
$200K · $260K top (10)
signal exploitation & tracking (set)
$197K · $275K top (13)
algorithms, processing & experimentation (apex)
$195K · $284K top (12)
space & counter space (scs)
$190K · $284K top (7)
collaborative autonomy and control (cac)
$159K · $320K top (5)
Pay by location
Remote $160K (23)San Diego $187K (9)Atlanta $175K (6)
Highest-paying skills
Ansible $208KReact $208KMatlab $190KMachine Learning $190KPyTorch $189KTensorFlow $189KGo $187KLess $187K

Highest-paying open roles at Systems Technology Research

Systems Technology Research salary by department

  • systems: $244K median · $284K top base — Principal Model-Based Systems Engineer (view JD) (8 roles)
  • electronic warfare & novel capabilities (ewnc): $217K median · $284K top base — Principal Algorithm & Signal Processing Engineer (view JD) (6 roles)
  • mission applications (ma): $208K median · $260K top base — Principal Product Manager (view JD) (13 roles)
  • systems analysis, autonomy, and modeling (saam): $200K median · $260K top base — Principal Defense Systems Analyst (view JD) (10 roles)
  • signal exploitation & tracking (set): $197K median · $275K top base — Principal Product Lead (TL2) (view JD) (13 roles)
  • algorithms, processing & experimentation (apex): $195K median · $284K top base — Principal Signal Processing Researcher (view JD) (12 roles)
  • space & counter space (scs): $190K median · $284K top base — Principal Signal Processing Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
  • collaborative autonomy and control (cac): $159K median · $320K top base — Chief Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)

Systems Technology Research salary by seniority

  • Junior: $124K median · $138K top base — Software Engineer (view JD) (5)
  • Mid: $131K median · $160K top base — Classified Systems Administrator (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $159K median · $240K top base — Full Stack Developer (view JD) (55)
  • Staff: $244K median · $415K top base — Chief Legal Officer (view JD) (33)

Systems Technology Research salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $195K median · $240K top base — Lead DevOps Engineer (view JD) (33)
  • Manager: $187K median · $284K top base — Section Manager - Hardware Engineering (view JD) (9)

Systems Technology Research salary by location

  • Remote: $160K median · $284K top base — Principal Signal Processing Researcher (view JD) (23 roles)
  • San Diego: $187K median · $284K top base — Principal Software Reverse Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)
  • Atlanta: $175K median · $260K top base — Principal Defense Systems Analyst (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Systems Technology Research

33% of Systems Technology Research's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $160K median vs $175K onsite.

What Systems Technology Research looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (75) · CI/CD (20) · Java (20) · Docker (16) · Kubernetes (11) · React (5) · Scikit-Learn (5) · TypeScript (4) · PyTorch (4) · TensorFlow (4).

Benefits & perks at Systems Technology Research

Commonly listed: 401k (1) · pto (1) · parental (1) · gym (1) · learning (1).

About Systems Technology Research

Systems Technology Research is 11–50 employees · HQ Huntsville, Alabama. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Systems Technology Research

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 101 that do, Bachelor's and PhD and Master'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. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Systems Technology Research hiring activity

Systems Technology Research has 144 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 144 public job postings with disclosed pay. 62 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (144 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 8 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Systems Technology Research pay?
The median pay is $187K, with a typical range of $159K–$208K, based on 144 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Systems Technology Research?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Chief Legal Officer, at $295K–$415K base.

Which team pays the most at Systems Technology Research?
The systems team, at a $244K median.

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 144 public Systems Technology Research 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 July 28, 2026.

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