Salary for Skill: Defense Systems

Updated: 10 Feb 2012

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Skill: Defense Systems

Median Salary by Job

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	$70K	$140K	$210K
Senior Systems Engineer	$113,498
Contract Administrator	$71,290
Project Manager, Engineering	$102,829
Principal Systems Engineer	$117,966
Vice President (VP), General Manager	$192,500
Applications Engineer	$112,500
National Sales Manager	$79,500
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 87

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Key Statistics for Defense Systems Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Raytheon Co.	Not enough data
ITT Corporation	Not enough data
Lockheed Martin Corp	Not enough data

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$58,224 - $108,517
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$122,345 - $154,851
Doctorate (PhD)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Electrical Engineering (EE)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Management	Not enough data

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Gender

	Female 12%			Male 88%
Salary:	$35,819 - $104,774			$75,666 - $135,891

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

15%

5-9 years

18%

10-19 years

32%

20 years or more

34%

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