How much to pay an engineering leader in the United States

Across 4,136 postings with a stated salary in the last 12 months at 1,639 companies, the middle of the posted range for an engineering leader in the United States is $202k a year; half of them fall between $159k and $243k. By level: senior $140k, lead $209k. People of this profession living in the United States who show their pay on Alion ask a median $190k. Figures are in US dollars a year.

Stated salaries of on-site and hybrid postingsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
median a year
$202k
middle half
$159k–$243k
postings in 12 months
4,136
companies
1,639
what candidates ask
$190k

Engineering leadership pay in the United States by level

LevelMedianMiddle halfPostings
Senior$140k$123k–$173k21
Lead$209k$166k–$246k278

What companies in the United States pay engineering leaders

CompanyMedianPostings
Boeing$168k8
Salesforce$262k7
RTX$192k7
AT&T$239k6
Publicis Groupe$158k5
Caterpillar$161k5
AdventHealth$211k5
AbbVie$233k4
USAA$240k4
State Street$159k4
VML$128k4
Merck & Co.$203k4
Braze$254k4
Gartner$177k3
Charles Schwab$237k3
AstraZeneca$140k3
Wells Fargo$232k3
Northrop Grumman$228k3
Anduril Industries$280k3
Lockheed Martin$212k3

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Questions

What is the average salary of an engineering leader in the United States?

The median of the posted ranges is $202k a year, and half of the postings fall between $159k and $243k (4,136 postings in the last 12 months).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the salary ranges employers state in their own postings on their careers boards: on-site and hybrid roles located in the United States, posted in the last 12 months (the newest 400 when there are more). Each range counts by its middle, converted to US dollars a year. Postings without a salary are not counted.

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Source: 4,136 postings with a stated salary on employers' careers boardsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0