Lean Engineer Salary in Austin, Texas

How much does a Lean Engineer make in Austin, TX?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lean Engineer in Austin, TX is $97,148. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $87,202 to $125,664, with most professionals earning between $78,146 and $151,627.

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What does a Lean Engineer do?

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Promotes the use of root cause problem solving, ensuring problems are identified, eliminated and results standardized through the use of lean core tools.

August 23, 2022

Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, incorporating product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, and quality standards.

December 25, 2022

Demonstrated ability to take ownership of cross-functional program deliverables and ability to steer decisions based on the overall benefit to the company.

January 06, 2023

Lead and participate in the identification, prioritization, implementation, control of cost reduction and process improvement initiatives using lean processes and tools.

February 10, 2023

Create process documents using Business Process Management Notation (BPMN) or the Flowchart Notation, to diagram current operations process maps and performs workflow analysis that describes the current state of operational processes.

February 19, 2023

Support the development, prioritization and execution of operational improvement projects utilizing Lean/Six Sigma, PDCA, or similar methodologies for all process improvements.

March 02, 2023

Provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

March 03, 2023

Assist in developing the Lean culture, including identification of improvement opportunities at facility and coordinating/leading improvement teams with a core focus on elimination of waste & non-value-added activities.

April 28, 2023

Understands detailed concepts of manufacturing processes, thorough product knowledge, familiar with administrative department practices (Quality at the source, Production control for job shop & repetitive production, etc.

May 02, 2023

Facilitate business process analysis activities including mapping processes, understanding system interactions and data transformation, and identifying opportunities for efficiency.

May 12, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lean Engineer in Austin, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

87202

125664

97148

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

93221

140644

104231

What is the average salary for Lean Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lean Engineer in Austin, TX. The base salary for Lean Engineer ranges from $87,202 to $125,664 with the average base salary of $97,148. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $93,221 to $140,644 with the average total cash compensation of $104,231.

View Average Salary for Lean Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$97,148	$87,202 - $125,664
Bonus	$7,082	$6,019 - $14,979
Total Pay	$104,231	$93,221 - $140,644

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Lean Engineer Salary Near Austin, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Round Rock, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,301 - $124,366	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Killeen, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $80,088 - $115,413	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Temple, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,574 - $114,672	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE San Antonio, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,947 - $122,415	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Waco, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,863 - $115,088	COMPARE TO Austin, TX
CITY, STATE Houston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,624 - $129,155	COMPARE TO Austin, TX

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About Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center ...

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