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Systems Technology Research Salary

Systems Technology Research Salary

Systems Technology Research pays a median of $190K ($159K–$206K) across 134 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $159K–$206K salary range

Median: $190K  ·  Based on 134 public Systems Technology Research job postings  ·  Updated October 16, 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 October 16, 2026
$190K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$159K–$206K
Typical range
$330K view JD
Highest base · Controller, Vice President of Accounting
134
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+45
82 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$131K (11)
Senior
$190K (77)
Staff
$244K (18)
Salary by department · median & top base
systems
$244K · $284K top (9)
electronic warfare & novel capabilities (ewnc)
$217K · $284K top (6)
mission applications (ma)
$208K · $240K top (9)
systems analysis, autonomy, and modeling (saam)
$200K · $260K top (7)
signal exploitation & tracking (set)
$197K · $275K top (13)
algorithms, processing & experimentation (apex)
$195K · $220K top (7)
space & counter space (scs)
$190K · $284K top (7)
real-time architectures, integration & demos (raid)
$190K · $225K top (9)
Highest-paying skills
Ansible $208KKubernetes $208KTypeScript $208KReact $208KDocker $206KCI/CD $200KMachine Learning $195KGo $191K

Highest-paying open roles at Systems Technology Research

Systems Technology Research salary by department

  • systems: $244K median · $284K top base — Principal Radar Systems Engineer (view JD) (9 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 · $240K top base — Lead DevOps Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)
  • systems analysis, autonomy, and modeling (saam): $200K median · $260K top base — Principal Defense Systems Analyst (view JD) (7 roles)
  • signal exploitation & tracking (set): $197K median · $275K top base — Principal Product Lead (TL2) (view JD) (13 roles)
  • algorithms, processing & experimentation (apex): $195K median · $220K top base — Lead RF Systems Integration Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
  • space & counter space (scs): $190K median · $284K top base — Principal Signal Processing Engineer (view JD) (7 roles)
  • real-time architectures, integration & demos (raid): $190K median · $225K top base — Lead Open Software Systems Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)

Systems Technology Research engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $131K median · $160K top base — Network Engineer (view JD) (11)
  • Senior: $190K median · $240K top base — Lead DevOps Engineer (view JD) (77)
  • Staff: $244K median · $284K top base — Principal Radar Systems Engineer (view JD) (18)

Systems Technology Research salary by location

  • Remote: $195K median · $240K top base — Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack (view JD) (16 roles)

Remote work at Systems Technology Research

26% of Systems Technology Research's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $195K median vs $169K onsite.

What Systems Technology Research looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (83) · CI/CD (16) · Java (14) · Docker (9) · Scikit-Learn (9) · PyTorch (8) · Kubernetes (6) · TypeScript (5) · React (5) · AWS (4).

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 94 that do, PhD and Bachelor's 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 total compensation signals

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

Systems Technology Research hiring activity

Systems Technology Research has 134 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 134 public job postings with disclosed pay. 45 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (82 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 10 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Systems Technology Research pay?
The median pay is $190K, with a typical range of $159K–$206K, based on 134 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 Controller, Vice President of Accounting, at $290K–$330K 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 134 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 October 16, 2026.

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