Median salary
$164,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$132k – $200k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
26%
2,390 of 9,191 roles
Live roles
9,191
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Pre-training Distributed Systems Tech Lead / Manager
Engineering Team Lead
Cloud Engineering Team Lead
Lead Software Engineer
AI Solutions Engineering Delivery Lead
Lead Mobile Engineer, Performance
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$191,100 | 100 |
| GV GE Vernova | $122,200 | 78 |
| BO Boeing | $161,000 | 75 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 70 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 48 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 42 |
STR
|
$195,000 | 33 |
| SA Salesforce | $244,875 | 26 |
Tech Lead salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $232,350 | 171 |
| Seattle | $219,831 | 86 |
| Austin | $205,000 | 69 |
| New York | $204,250 | 218 |
| Los Angeles | $193,300 | 44 |
| Boston | $180,200 | 79 |
| Atlanta | $176,400 | 61 |
| Denver | $163,750 | 48 |
| Chicago | $161,025 | 94 |
| Berlin | $148,465 | 9 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles is $164,000 per year. Most pay falls between $132,000 (25th percentile) and $200,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $100,995 to $235,460.
These figures are computed live from 9,191 active Tech Lead roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,390 (26%) 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 include Anthropic, Capital on Tap, PwC 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 Tech Lead salary?
- The median is $164,000 per year, with most pay between $132,000 and $200,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 2,390 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $100,995 to $235,460 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $164,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.