Salary for Industry: National Defense

Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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Industry: National Defense

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Intelligence Analyst	$70,470
Electrical Engineer	$71,368
Software Engineer	$69,248
Mechanical Engineer	$62,375
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$102,684
Senior Systems Engineer	$100,361
Senior Electrical Engineer	$106,323
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 3,114

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Job Listings for National Defense Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 25	Research Psychologist (206163)	Henry M. Jackson Foundation	San Diego, California
	seeking a Research Psychologist to support the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), located... of the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of... Indeed
Jan 22	Associate - Great Career Opportunity!	Acelsior, Inc.	McLean, Virginia
	senior leadership of Defense and Civilian Agencies to... assist with developing new standards for a national accreditation and training program at the Department... Indeed
Jan 19	Computer Network Defense Support Specialist	Cobham Analytic Solutions	Columbia, Maryland
	ISSO-3611: Computer Network Defense Support Specialist... reports on impending network attacks against the Defense and National Information Infrastructure systems... Indeed
Jan 23	Director, Professional Services	Software Company	Baltimore, Maryland
	Cisco, US Department of Defense, the IRS, and the US... enterprise software management experience at the national level 5+ years experience managing all aspects... Indeed

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Key Statistics for National Defense Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


U.S. Army	$26,641 - $99,257
U.S. Navy	$27,396 - $124,886
U.S. Air Force (USAF)	$32,321 - $117,769
United States Air Force (USAF)	$29,691 - $107,659
Department of Defense	$38,640 - $143,756

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$54,799 - $90,150
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$59,883 - $106,888
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$64,630 - $93,105
Associate's Degree	$48,613 - $72,764
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$62,667 - $88,224

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Gender

	Female 18%			Male 82%
Salary:	$49,357 - $83,764			$55,506 - $98,102

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

29%

5-9 years

26%

10-19 years

22%

20 years or more

18%

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