Technical Lead Salary in the United States

Technical Lead Salary

How much does a Technical Lead make?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Technical Lead in the United States is $138,297. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $124,240 to $153,181, with most professionals earning between $111,442 and $166,732.

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10th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $111,442 US March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $124,240 US March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $138,297 US March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $153,181 US March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $166,732 US March 01, 2025
25% $124,240 10% $111,442 90% $166,732 75% $153,181 $138,297 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Technical Lead ?

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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Average Base Salary

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124240
153181
138297

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
127051
161971
143935
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Technical Lead in the United States. The base salary for Technical Lead ranges from $124,240 to $153,181 with the average base salary of $138,297. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $127,051 to $161,971 with the average total cash compensation of $143,935.

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