Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 78 people
How much does a systems engineer make in Massachusetts?
$132,600typical pay for a systems engineer in 2025
$125,036 – $145,591what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where systems engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Executive Office of Technology Services and Security30 people$129,654
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services26 people$132,600
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation8 people$146,375
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance6 people$149,457
- Executive Office of Education2 people$72,145
- Sheriff Department Bristol1 person$95,894
- Massachusetts Gaming Commission1 person$105,519
- University of Massachusetts System1 person$102,115
- Sheriff Department Norfolk1 person$100,362
- Public Employee Retirement Administration1 person$114,537
- Boston1 person$97,506
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Systems Engineer5 people$102,115
- Systems Engineer III72 people$134,197
Highest-paid systems engineers, 2025
- 1Domenic FruciSystems Engineer III · Executive Office of Technology Services and Security$183,970
- 2Tri NguyenSystems Engineer III · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$176,659
- 3Michael ConenaSystems Engineer III · Executive Office of Health and Human Services$176,495
- 4Himanshukumar PatelSystems Engineer III · Massachusetts Department of Transportation$156,710
- 5Dennis GilleranSystems Engineer III · Executive Office for Administration and Finance$155,399
Common questions
How much does a systems engineer make in Massachusetts?
The typical systems engineer was paid $132,600 in 2025; most earned between $125,036 and $145,591. This counts all 78 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.4% of all pay for systems engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Engineer, at any level (for example "Systems Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this