How much does a Systems Engineering Director make in Dallas, TX? The average Systems Engineering Director salary in Dallas, TX is $203,328 as of February 26, 2024, but the range typically falls between $172,188 and $216,035. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Systems Engineering Director Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Systems Engineering Director Salary $143,838 Dallas,TX February 26, 2024
25th Percentile Systems Engineering Director Salary $172,188 Dallas,TX February 26, 2024
50th Percentile Systems Engineering Director Salary $203,328 Dallas,TX February 26, 2024
75th Percentile Systems Engineering Director Salary $216,035 Dallas,TX February 26, 2024
90th Percentile Systems Engineering Director Salary $227,604 Dallas,TX February 26, 2024
25% $172,188 10% $143,838 90% $227,604 75% $216,035 $203,328 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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Leadership: Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.

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IT infrastructure: Information technology infrastructure is defined broadly as a set of information technology components that are the foundation of an IT service; typically physical components, but also various software and network components.

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cardiac: Cardiac means relating to the heart. The adjective cardiac is most often used in a medical context: a doctor who operates on people's hearts is a cardiac surgeon and an irregular heart beat is called "cardiac arrhythmia."

Leadership 0.38%
IT infrastructure 0.04%
cardiac 0.03%
Others 99.55%

Job Description for Systems Engineering Director

Systems Engineering Director oversees the department responsible for the planning and engineering of an organization's systems infrastructure. Provides leadership to the team and ensures the requirements of the projects/contracts are met. Being a Systems Engineering Director ensures that hardware and/or software are designed and installed in a manner that meets the needs of the organization. Evaluates, designs and develops existing reports/documents for the performance of the systems. Additionally, Systems Engineering Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Systems Engineering Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Systems Engineering Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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For Systems Engineering Director, the upper level is VP of Enterprise Infrastructure and then progresses to SVP of Enterprise Infrastructure.

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Systems Engineering Director salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Systems Engineering Director, the highest Systems Engineering Director salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Systems Engineering Director salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Systems Engineering Director salary is in Miami, FL, where the Systems Engineering Director salary is 2.9% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-2.9%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 5.5%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.7%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 17.5%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-0.7%

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