Salary report · 2026 to date
Engineering Management jobs in United States advertised a median of $254K a year in 2026 (middle half $212K–$300K), from 357 job postings on JobRipe. Figures come only from pay ranges employers published; estimates are never counted.
Number of postings by yearly midpoint. The first and last bands also hold the lowest and highest 5%.
Every row rests on at least 5 postings; groups with fewer are left out.
| Level | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | $190K – $249K | $206K | $98.89 | 7 |
| Manager | $212K – $293K | $253K | $121 | 321 |
| Director | $278K – $369K | $319K | $153 | 22 |
| Executive | $201K – $373K | $229K | $110 | 6 |
| Workplace | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site | $214K – $320K | $261K | $125 | 195 |
| Remote | $190K – $259K | $228K |
JobRipe, "What Engineering Management jobs pay in the United States, 2026", https://jobripe.com/salary-reports/2026/us/engineering_management (23 October 2026).
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The median advertised pay is $254K a year (about $122 an hour), from 357 job postings on JobRipe that published a pay range between 8 January 2026 and 22 October 2026. Half of them fall between $212K and $300K.
One in ten postings advertised $371K a year or more; one in ten advertised $170K or less.
By median advertised pay, among cities with enough postings: San Mateo $320K; Menlo Park $320K; San Francisco $310K; Sunnyvale $290K.
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| 106 |
| Hybrid | $263K – $335K | $294K | $141 | 56 |
| City | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $267K – $395K | $310K | $149 | 79 |
| San Mateo | $268K – $320K | $320K | $154 | 33 |
| New York | $225K – $272K | $255K | $123 | 26 |
| Seattle | $218K – $308K | $246K | $118 | 12 |
| Menlo Park | $287K – $346K | $320K | $154 | 11 |
| Bellevue | $243K – $288K | $288K | $138 | 9 |
| Mountain View | $257K – $271K | $267K | $129 | 9 |
| Sunnyvale | $272K – $334K | $290K | $140 | 8 |
| San Jose | $202K – $253K | $253K | $121 | 8 |
| Company | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roblox | $320K – $372K | $320K | $154 | 20 |
| OpenAI | $423K – $446K | $423K | $203 | 15 |
| Verkada | $241K – $269K | $258K | $124 | 15 |
| Anthropic | $445K – $515K | $445K | $214 | 13 |
| Snowflake | $288K – $346K | $288K | $138 | 11 |
| Databricks | $220K – $269K | $261K | $125 | 11 |
| Brex | $263K – $270K | $270K | $130 | 9 |
| Twitch | $218K – $218K | $218K | $105 | 9 |
| Muon Space | $202K – $253K | $253K | $121 | 8 |
| Render | $243K – $247K | $247K | $119 | 6 |
| Adyen | $219K – $251K | $244K | $117 | 6 |
| Jobgether | $189K – $248K | $223K | $107 | 6 |
| Boeing | $155K – $166K | $161K | $77.40 | 6 |
| Perplexity | $353K – $353K | $353K | $169 | 5 |
| Sentry | $310K – $335K | $335K | $161 | 5 |
| Company size | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50) | $224K – $247K | $242K | $116 | 14 |
| Mid-size | $218K – $288K | $253K | $121 | 92 |
| Large | $210K – $300K | $266K | $128 | 157 |
| Enterprise | $244K – $445K | $339K | $163 | 53 |
| Industry | Middle half (yearly) | Median | ≈ hourly | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ai | $300K – $445K | $423K | $203 | 45 |
| Data | $261K – $305K | $288K | $138 | 23 |
| Devtools | $227K – $310K | $286K | $138 | 22 |
| Social | $218K – $303K | $260K | $125 | 22 |
| Gaming | $320K – $372K | $320K | $154 | 20 |
| Hardware | $154K – $193K | $167K | $80.13 | 20 |
| Fintech | $263K – $275K | $270K | $130 | 18 |
| Saas | $200K – $291K | $242K | $116 | 11 |
| Finance | $155K – $241K | $188K | $90.35 | 10 |
| Security | $242K – $244K | $243K | $117 | 6 |
| Ecommerce | $214K – $236K | $220K | $106 | 5 |
Median advertised pay is $228K for remote postings (106) and $261K for on-site ones (195). Remote and on-site roles also differ in seniority and employer, so this is not a like-for-like comparison.