Engineering Lead Salary in Newark, New Jersey

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How much does an Engineering Lead make in Newark, NJ? The average Engineering Lead salary in Newark, NJ is $178,797 as of April 01, 2025, but the salary range typically falls between $162,712 and $196,475. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Percentile	Salary	Location	Last Updated
10th Percentile Engineering Lead Salary	$148,067	Newark,NJ	April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Engineering Lead Salary	$162,712	Newark,NJ	April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Engineering Lead Salary	$178,797	Newark,NJ	April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Engineering Lead Salary	$196,475	Newark,NJ	April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Engineering Lead Salary	$212,570	Newark,NJ	April 01, 2025

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Senior Manager, Engineering Project Delivery AMER

Lonza - REDMOND , OR

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our great

- 33 days ago

Senior Manager, Engineering Project Delivery AMER

Lonza - BEND , OR

United States, Bend (Oregon). Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic form

- 132 days ago

FM Approvals Engineering Assistant - Electrical

FM - WEST GLOCESTER , RI

FM Approvals is an international leader in third-party testing and certification services. We test property loss prevention products and services—for use in com

- 2 days ago

Staff Engineering Specialist - Emerging Hazards and Technologies

FM - JOHNSTON , RI

FM is a leading property insurer of the world's largest businesses, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000-size companies with engineering-based risk

- 2 days ago

Industrial Engineering Intern (Req #: 1020)

Peckham Industries - SHAFTSBURY , VT

Peckham Industries. Location. Shaftsbury, VT. Salary Interval. Temporary. Pay Range. $21.00 - $21.00. Date Posted. 01/07/2025. About Us. Peckham Industries Inc

- 2 days ago

Data Engineering Intern (Req #: 1027)

Peckham Industries - BREWSTER , NY

Peckham Industries. Location. Brewster, NY. Salary Interval. Intern. Pay Range. $21.00 - $21.00. Date Posted. 04/15/2025. About Us. Peckham Industries Inc. (PII

- 2 days ago

What does an Engineering Lead do?

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Evaluate and approve/reject engineering change request.

February 18, 2023

Engineering Lead

Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.

December 09, 2022

Design and deliver products focused on the quality, scalability, performance, maintainability, and availability of the software being developed.

January 15, 2023

Demonstrated understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.

January 28, 2023

Train, coach, and supervise team (FTE and 3rd party) members by mentoring and coaching.

February 25, 2023

Adhere, evangelize, and augment software engineering development practices.

March 17, 2023

Manage rapid-prototyping efforts with new and emerging technologies.

March 27, 2023

Lead across all aspects of the engineering stack (front-end, back-end, data and infrastructure services).

April 20, 2023

Document and shepherd low level design through the various product gates.

May 13, 2023

Manage and interact with cross -functional teams across local and remote locations spread across multiple time zones.

May 19, 2023

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About Newark, New Jersey

Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/,[24] locally /njʊərk/)[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.[26] As one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs, the city had a population of 285,154 in 2017, making it the nation's 70th-most populous municipality, after being ranked 63rd in the nation in 2000. Settled in 1666 by Puritans from New Haven Colony, Newark is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Its location at the mouth of the Passaic River (where it flows into Newark Bay) has made the city's waterfront an integral part of the Port of New...

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196475

178797

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

174583

216676

194175

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Engineering Lead in Newark, NJ. The base salary for Engineering Lead ranges from $162,712 to $196,475 with the average base salary of $178,797. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $174,583 to $216,676 with the average total cash compensation of $194,175.

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About Newark, New Jersey Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/,[24] locally /njʊərk/)[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.[26] As one of th....More

Newark, New Jersey area prices were up 1.6% from a year ago

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