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Average Engineering Lead Salary 2026

Live Engineering Lead salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 17 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.

How much does a Engineering Lead make?

$149,000median, per year (model estimate)
$103,000–$206,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
20,569live Engineering Lead postings
5%remote-friendly

DeUnemployment currently indexes 20,569 live Engineering Lead jobs and estimates that a typical Engineering Lead earns roughly $103,000–$206,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $149,000/yr. About 5% of current postings are remote-friendly.

Where the Engineering Lead jobs are

The places with the most live openings right now: Delaware (1,564) · California (210) · Virginia (105) · Minnesota (61).

Who is hiring Engineering Leads

Employers with the most live Engineering Lead postings right now: Nagoya Aichi Kyujin Portal.Com, Hcmportal, Hofmann.Info, Humana, Imh.

A sample of live Engineering Lead openings

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Georgia
Savannah, GA, GA, US

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Encapsulation Design EngineerApply ↗

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Plymouth, MI, US

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Senior Equipment Engineering TechnicianApply ↗

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Allen, TX, US

For more than 50 years, Photronics has been a global leader in photomask technology, enabling the innovation behind the world’s most advanced semiconductor and display technologies. Our success is built on collaboration,

Lead Technology Leadership ProfessionalApply ↗

Humana
23 Locations

Become a part of our caring community We are looking for a Lead Technology Leadership Professional to help build the transformation of our Site Reliability Engineering organization through AI-powered operations and autom

Aircraft EngineerApply ↗

Hcmportal
US - AIR GROUP BUILDING (KYARP)

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Contact Center Service Performance LeaderApply ↗

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USA

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How the Engineering Lead pay estimate is built

The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,393 most relevant Engineering Lead postings we sampled, 1,393 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.

Salary questions about Engineering Lead jobs

How much do Engineering Leads earn?

Typical pay for a Engineering Lead currently runs roughly $103,000–$206,000/yr, with a median around $149,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.

How many Engineering Lead jobs are there?

There are currently 20,569 live Engineering Lead jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.

What is the average pay for a Engineering Lead?

The median pay for a Engineering Lead is about $149,000/yr, based on our live index of 20,569 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.

What is the Engineering Lead pay scale?

The Engineering Lead pay scale runs from roughly $103,000 at the 10th percentile to $206,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.

Are there remote Engineering Lead jobs?

About 5% of current Engineering Lead postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.

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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.

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