Across 458 live US postings for engineering managers with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $212,000–$281,400 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=458 US postings with salary
Engineering manager salary: $212,000–$281,400 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 1,050 tracked live postings whose title matches "engineering manager". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median engineering manager posting offers $212,000–$281,400 a year (n=458).
- 33.9% of the 1,050 live postings matching "engineering manager" are remote.
- Builds AI engineering managers list $242,500–$336,500, vs $204,000–$270,400 at Little AI.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | 4 | $224,800–$325,000 |
| Mid-level | 29 | $212,000–$278,500 |
| Senior | 196 | $213,550–$288,000 |
| Lead | 203 | $212,000–$279,000 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 162 | $224,000–$295,000 |
| On-site / hybrid | 296 | $200,000–$271,968 |
Companies hiring engineering managers
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "engineering manager", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 458 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor): Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021.00).
How many engineering managers jobs are remote?
33.9% of the 458 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 110 postings build AI and 737 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.