Median salary
$164,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$132.5k – $198.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
28.3%
2,435 of 8,609 roles
Live roles
8,609
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Engineering Team Lead
Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) Movement
Tech Lead, Systems & Platform Applied AI
RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead
Sr. Staff Engineer, RTL Physical Implementation Lead
Lead / Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer - Console Experience
Tech Lead Manager, Core Apps Data Scientist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Northrop Grumman
|
$191,100 | 102 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 79 |
| GV GE Vernova | $123,500 | 78 |
| BO Boeing | $159,000 | 63 |
Anduril Industries
|
$171,500 | 49 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$162,000 | 46 |
STR
|
$199,500 | 42 |
| SA Salesforce | $242,950 | 27 |
Tech Lead salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $228,225 | 178 |
| Seattle | $213,250 | 68 |
| New York | $197,971 | 215 |
| Los Angeles | $185,500 | 52 |
| Austin | $180,350 | 72 |
| Denver | $175,850 | 55 |
| Boston | $175,000 | 89 |
| Atlanta | $167,250 | 80 |
| Chicago | $161,800 | 125 |
| Berlin | $151,115 | 10 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles is $164,500 per year. Most pay falls between $132,500 (25th percentile) and $198,800 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $103,113 to $236,570.
These figures are computed live from 8,609 active Tech Lead roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,435 (28.3%) 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 Capital on Tap, OpenAI, Mercor and Tenstorrent.
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 $164,500 per year, with most pay between $132,500 and $198,800 (25th–75th percentile), based on 2,435 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $103,113 to $236,570 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $164,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.