Philadelphia and Allegheny County, PA · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a systems engineer make in Philadelphia and Allegheny County, PA?
$87,169typical pay for full-year systems engineers in 2025
$84,445 – $88,731what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $87,169.
✓ Official data from Allegheny County · Matches the agency's latest release · alleghenycounty.us ↗✓ Official data from City of Philadelphia · Matches the agency's latest release · phila.gov ↗
Where systems engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Associate Systems Engineer$73,208
- Systems Engineer (this page)$87,169
Highest-paid systems engineers, 2025
- 1Sumit BhattacharyaSystems Engineer · City of Philadelphia$93,749
- 2Michael TangSystems Engineer · City of Philadelphia$88,731
- 3Melinda J AngelesSystems Engineer · Allegheny County$87,169
- 4Darin J PalillaSystems Engineer · Allegheny County$84,445
- 5Thomas AllisonSystems Engineer · Allegheny County$71,295
Common questions
How much does a systems engineer make in Philadelphia and Allegheny County, PA?
Full-year systems engineers were typically paid $87,169 in 2025; most earned between $84,445 and $88,731. Counting all 5 people paid, typical pay was $87,169.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.8% 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