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Executive engineering salaries in the United States
Median $222k a year across 72 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $167k to $289k. 77% of the 94 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $167k to $289k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Internship$80k
- Entry level$128k
- Mid level$163k
- Senior$190k
- Staff$230k
- Principal$238k
- Manager$238k
- Director$255k
- Executive (this page)$222k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Planetmedian of 3 published bands$289k
Basetenmedian of 2 published bands$273k
Databricksmedian of 3 published bands$258k
Ripplemedian of 2 published bands$234k
Crusoemedian of 2 published bands$234k
Stordmedian of 2 published bands$209k
Datadogmedian of 2 published bands$193k
Envestnetmedian of 4 published bands$146k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Vice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering | $289k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Executive Assistant, Chief Hardware Officer & Head of AutonomyZipline · South San Francisco, California, USA$55k to $24310k
- VP of Engineering, Product PlatformSquarespace · New York City$375k to $450k
- VP, Product EngineeringBraze · New York City$285k to $540k
- Vice President, Information TechnologyCrusoe · San Francisco, California, USA$330k to $360k
- Chief ArchitectLegion · Remote$300k to $385k
- Field CTO, Public SectorClaroty · Remote$310k to $360k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for executive engineering roles in the United States?
$222k a year in base pay, across 72 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $167k to $289k.
What do the best-paid executive engineering roles in the United States offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above $317k, and one in ten sits below $139k.
How many executive engineering job posts publish a salary?
77% of the 94 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote engineering roles in the United States pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of $226k against $222k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 18 and 54 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for executive engineering roles in the United States?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Planet ($289k), Baseten ($273k), Databricks ($258k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.