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Lead Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Lead Engineer make in the United States?

Lead Engineers earn $83,000 annually on average, or $40 per hour, which is 23% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Lead Engineers work for Merrill Lynch at $146,000 annually while the lowest paid Lead Engineers work for Westin Hotels and Resorts earning approximately $30,000 each year.

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$86K HCL Technologies' Average Lead Engineer Salary (44 salaries)

+$3K (3%) more than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$25K (34%) more than average HCL Technologies salary ($61K)
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-$24K (32%) less than average HCL Technologies Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"It depends upon the location too. As of now, I am neither happy nor worried about my salary."
-$70K (137%) less than average HCL Technologies Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"The major draw back of working in HCL is low salary as compared to other companies."
-$74K (151%) less than average HCL Technologies Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"Underpaid, and need to improve transparency."
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$83K Ciena's Average Lead Engineer Salary (11 salaries)

Equal to national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
-$2K (2%) less than average Ciena salary ($85K)
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+$67K (57%) more than average Ciena Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
"I have been paid really well as i was the top performer in my team. Though Salary is important, thats not just my high priority item to decide on my next job."
+$52K (47%) more than average Ciena Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
"Good"
+$8K (9%) more than average Ciena Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
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$80K GE Capital's Average Lead Engineer Salary (11 salaries)

-$3K (3%) less than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$18K (25%) more than average GE Capital salary ($62K)
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+$120K (85%) more than average GE Capital Lead Engineer salary ($80K)
"Competitive payment and superior benefits"
+$25K (27%) more than average GE Capital Lead Engineer salary ($80K)
"Slightly higher than average."
-$5K (6%) less than average GE Capital Lead Engineer salary ($80K)
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$86K Cisco Systems' Average Lead Engineer Salary (10 salaries)

+$3K (3%) more than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
-$9K (9%) less than average Cisco Systems salary ($95K)
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+$4K (4%) more than average Cisco Systems Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"A minimum of 95K is expected for Lead Engineers"
+$14K (15%) more than average Cisco Systems Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"Salary was good."
-$56K (96%) less than average Cisco Systems Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
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$134K DCP Midstream's Average Lead Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$51K (47%) more than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$59K (56%) more than average DCP Midstream salary ($75K)
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+$2K (1%) more than average DCP Midstream Lead Engineer salary ($134K)
"I do not have enough information that I could use as basis for comparison."
-$2K (1%) less than average DCP Midstream Lead Engineer salary ($134K)
"I'm very much satisfied with my compensation"

$83K General Electric's Average Lead Engineer Salary (28 salaries)

Equal to national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$18K (24%) more than average General Electric salary ($65K)
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+$32K (32%) more than average General Electric Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
"The salary is basically OK."
-$12K (15%) less than average General Electric Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$28K (28%) more than average General Electric Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
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$81K Alcatel-Lucent's Average Lead Engineer Salary (11 salaries)

-$2K (2%) less than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
Equal to average Alcatel-Lucent salary ($81K)
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-$56K (105%) less than average Alcatel-Lucent Lead Engineer salary ($81K)
"An average pay compared to company standards."
-$51K (91%) less than average Alcatel-Lucent Lead Engineer salary ($81K)
-$51K (91%) less than average Alcatel-Lucent Lead Engineer salary ($81K)
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$85K Johnson Controls' Average Lead Engineer Salary (9 salaries)

+$2K (2%) more than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$25K (34%) more than average Johnson Controls salary ($60K)
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-$10K (12%) less than average Johnson Controls Lead Engineer salary ($85K)
"It was nice salary, which was paid to me for the position."
-$4K (4%) less than average Johnson Controls Lead Engineer salary ($85K)
-$4K (4%) less than average Johnson Controls Lead Engineer salary ($85K)
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$86K HCL Global's Average Lead Engineer Salary (8 salaries)

+$3K (3%) more than national average Lead Engineer salary ($83K)
+$6K (7%) more than average HCL Global salary ($80K)
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-$14K (17%) less than average HCL Global Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
"Yes.With the experience and with the skill set and grid I have on my tools,I feel that I am underpaid."
-$25K (34%) less than average HCL Global Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
-$25K (34%) less than average HCL Global Lead Engineer salary ($86K)
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