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System Design salaries in United States
System Design professionals in United States earn $162–228.3K per year on average, based on 14 jobs. System Design roles in United States pay 1% below the board-wide average of $165.2–227.1K for System Design jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $136.8–179.4K for Mid-level roles up to $168.8–241.7K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$162–228.3K
Based on 14 jobs · 1% less than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$142.8K
Average
$195.2K
75th percentile
$267.5K
System Design salaries by seniority in United States
System Design salaries in United States range from $136.8–179.4K for Mid-level roles to $168.8–241.7K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $136.8–179.4K | 3 | -19% |
| Senior | $168.8–241.7K | 11 | +5% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond System Design, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
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All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.