Median salary
$185,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
29%
867 of 2,994 roles
Live roles
2,994
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Pre-training Distributed Systems Tech Lead / Manager
Cloud Engineering Team Lead
Lead Software Engineer
Engineering Team Lead
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Lead Mobile Engineer, Performance
Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
Lead Software Engineer, Payment Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 42 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$197,750 | 21 |
Fluidstack
|
$262,500 | 20 |
Scout Motors
|
$176,250 | 15 |
STR
|
$190,500 | 13 |
|
OpenAI
|
$397,750 | 12 |
| ZG Zeta Global | $190,000 | 12 |
Relativity Space
|
$167,500 | 12 |
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How much do Full-time Tech Lead roles pay?
The median salary for Full-time Tech Lead roles is $185,000 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,880 to $268,104.
These figures are computed live from 2,994 active Full-time Tech Lead roles on JobsRadar, of which 867 (29%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Full-time Tech Lead roles include Anthropic, Capital on Tap, Tenstorrent and Polymarket.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Full-time Tech Lead salary?
- The median is $185,000 per year, with most pay between $150,000 and $225,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 867 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Full-time Tech Lead salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $113,880 to $268,104 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $185,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.