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Engineering salaries by country and level
What engineering roles pay in 18 countries, from 12,171 live postings that publish a salary band. In the United States, the largest sample, median $190k a year across 10,355 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $150k to $235k.
- Internship$80k
- Entry level$128k
- Mid level$163k
- Senior$190k
- Staff$230k
- Principal$238k
- Manager$238k
- Director$255k
- Executive$222k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
By country
Each in the currency most of its postings use.
| Country | Median | Middle half | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $190k | $150k to $235k | 10355 |
| India | $23k | $18k to $28k | 444 |
| Canada | CA$181k | CA$151k to CA$206k | 430 |
| United Kingdom | $118k | $115k to $143k | 404 |
| Germany | $125k | $118k to $138k | 107 |
| France | $78k | $73k to $110k | 55 |
| Ireland | $184k | $153k to $206k | 48 |
| Poland | $90k | $85k to $123k | 41 |
| Sweden | $210k | $210k to $210k | 40 |
| Australia | $98k | $92k to $128k | 38 |
| Portugal | €72k | €72k to €87k | 38 |
| Singapore | $120k | $100k to $153k | 36 |
| Spain | €87k | €87k to €104k | 35 |
| Brazil | $113k | $68k to $155k | 27 |
| Netherlands | $126k | $125k to $158k | 22 |
| Greece | €79k | €79k to €95k | 21 |
| Mexico | $118k | $110k to $145k | 18 |
| Italy | €118k | €61k to €125k | 12 |
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