Median salary
$176,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150k – $215k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
64.1%
1,347 of 2,102 roles
Live roles
2,102
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Mobile Engineer, Performance
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Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Sr. Staff Engineer, RTL Physical Implementation Lead
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AI
Lead Machine Learning Inference Engineer, Advertising
Tech Lead Manager, Agent Runtime Platform
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$191,100 | 97 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 46 |
| SA Salesforce | $246,800 | 22 |
STR
|
$199,500 | 21 |
State Street
|
$161,250 | 21 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 19 |
Caterpillar
|
$168,620 | 18 |
Mastercard
|
$185,500 | 16 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles in United States pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in United States is $176,250 per year. Most pay falls between $150,000 (25th percentile) and $215,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $124,770 to $246,920.
These figures are computed live from 2,102 active Tech Lead roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 1,347 (64.1%) 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 Tech Lead roles in United States include Polymarket, OpenAI, Tenstorrent and Mercor.
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 Tech Lead salary in United States?
- The median is $176,250 per year, with most pay between $150,000 and $215,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,347 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $124,770 to $246,920 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $176,250. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.