As of July 01, 2026, the average hourly pay of Technical Lead in the United States is $75. While Salary.com is seeing that Technical Lead salary in the US can go up to $85 or down to $66, but most earn between $70 and $80. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Technical Lead in the United States.
| Percentile | Hourly Pay Rate | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Technical Lead Salary | $66 | US | July 01, 2026 |
| 25th Percentile Technical Lead Salary | $70 | US | July 01, 2026 |
| 50th Percentile Technical Lead Salary | $75 | US | July 01, 2026 |
| 75th Percentile Technical Lead Salary | $80 | US | July 01, 2026 |
| 90th Percentile Technical Lead Salary | $85 | US | July 01, 2026 |
A lead programmer is a software engineer in charge of one or more software projects. Alternative titles include development lead, technical lead, lead software engineer, software design engineer lead (SDE lead), software development manager, software manager, or lead application developer. When primarily contributing in a high-level enterprise software design role, the title software architect (or similar) is often used....
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3 - 5 years experience
Bachelor's Degree
5 + years experience
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
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Core compensation
Includes base and short-term incentives
Skills associated with Technical Lead: Design, Integration, Across, Direct ...More
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