25th pctl
$116K
Systems Engineering Salary in Austin
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median (p50)
$140K
75th pctl
$165K
90th pctl
$186K
Adjusted for Austin at 1.05× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Systems Engineering in Austin pulls a median of $140,070 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $164,850 and the 90th percentile at $186,270. Comp in Austin runs about 5% above the national baseline. The gap between p50 and p75 is real money — at this role, $24,780. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$164,850 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$152,460 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$140,070 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
Carry the math. Not the maybe.
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