Software Engineering Lead Salaries in the United States

How much does a Software Engineering Lead make in the United States?

Software Engineering Leads earn $91,000 annually on average, or $44 per hour, which is 32% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Software Engineering Leads work for MortgageHub at $71,000 annually.

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$118K L3Harris Technologies' Average Software Engineering Lead Salary (1 salaries)

+$27K (25%) more than national average Software Engineering Lead salary ($91K)

+$38K (38%) more than average L3Harris Technologies salary ($80K)

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$118K L3Harris Technologies Software Engineering Lead in Lynchburg, VA ·

Equal to average L3Harris Technologies Software Engineering Lead salary ($118K)

"I think the salary paid is pretty competitive given the domain and the location"

$115K KinetX Aerospace's Average Software Engineering Lead Salary (1 salaries)

+$24K (23%) more than national average Software Engineering Lead salary ($91K)

-$12K (9%) less than average KinetX Aerospace salary ($127K)

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$115K KinetX Aerospace Software Engineering Lead in Tempe, AZ ·

Equal to average KinetX Aerospace Software Engineering Lead salary ($115K)

"I'm making average. I'm pretty sure I could make more at certain other small companies, but I'm also okay with where I'm at. The benefits make up for some of the lower salary."

$90K Mission Solutions Engineering's Average Software Engineering Lead Salary (1 salaries)

-$1K (1%) less than national average Software Engineering Lead salary ($91K)

+$11K (13%) more than average Mission Solutions Engineering salary ($79K)

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$90K Mission Solutions Engineering Software Engineering Lead in Moorestown, NJ ·

Equal to average Mission Solutions Engineering Software Engineering Lead salary ($90K)

"Underpaid for the amount and quality of the work that I did and for the results that I got from the company."

$80K Rockwell Collins' Average Software Engineering Lead Salary (1 salaries)

-$11K (12%) less than national average Software Engineering Lead salary ($91K)

+$9K (11%) more than average Rockwell Collins salary ($71K)

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$80K Rockwell Collins Software Engineering Lead in Cedar Rapids, IA ·

Equal to average Rockwell Collins Software Engineering Lead salary ($80K)

"I believe the pay is OK for the area. However, it is really hard to advance in your career and get considerable raises without leaving the company and coming back at a different pay grade. Attrition is thus a concern."