Median salary
$168,000
median over time
Typical range
$116.5k – $214k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
15.8%
3,912 of 24,795 roles
Live roles
24,795
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Sourcing Manager, Soft Home (LATAM)
People Operations Manager
Research Engineer, Safeguards Labs
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
Research Engineer, Pretraining
Staff+ Software Engineer, Privacy
Engineering Manager, Platform Foundations
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 151 |
Remote
|
$80,206 | 150 |
Everpure
|
$210,000 | 139 |
Airwallex
|
$195,000 | 138 |
Moloco
|
$223,720 | 37 |
Confluent
|
$210,100 | 37 |
LPA, Inc.
|
$117,500 | 36 |
sweetgreen
|
$73,000 | 36 |
Tech Lead salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,600 | 775 |
| Seattle | $197,500 | 166 |
| New York | $185,000 | 773 |
| Amsterdam | $182,747 | 14 |
| Boston | $180,000 | 129 |
| Denver | $175,000 | 55 |
| Sydney | $171,764 | 6 |
| Austin | $168,000 | 76 |
| Los Angeles | $162,500 | 136 |
| Chicago | $155,500 | 142 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles is $168,000 per year. Most pay falls between $116,484 (25th percentile) and $213,963 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $77,500 to $260,540.
These figures are computed live from 24,795 active Tech Lead roles on JobsRadar, of which 3,912 (15.8%) 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 Quince, Rain and Anthropic.
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.