Salary benchmark · Austin

Engineering Manager Salary in Austin

Mid-level (3-5y) engineering manager pay in Austin sits around $210,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$178,500

$14,875/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$210,000

$17,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$262,500

$21,875/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Austin

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$116,028$136,500$170,6280.65×
Mid (3-5y)$178,500$210,000$262,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$240,972$283,500$354,3721.35×
Lead (8y+)$312,372$367,500$459,3721.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Austin mid-level base.

How Austin compares

Same engineering manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$312,000+49%New York$264,000+26%Remote$192,000-9%Singapore$168,000-20%Toronto$156,000-26%

Other roles in Austin

Top 5 highest-paid roles in Austin, mid-level annual median.

Product Manager$150,000Backend Engineer$138,000Full-stack Engineer$134,400Frontend Engineer$129,600Product Designer$114,000

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