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Engineering Manager Salary in Riyadh

Mid-level (3-5y) engineering manager pay in Riyadh sits around $108,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

TL;DR

Mid-level engineering manager salary in Riyadh (3-5 years' experience) sits at $108,000/year, with a floor at $91,800 and a stretch band at $135,000. These bands are anchored against real offer data and cross-checked against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and public sources like Levels.fyi and Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide.

Pay at or above the median to be competitive; pay at the stretch band to be top-quartile attractive. LinkedIn Talent Insights shows JDs that publish a salary range get 75% more qualified applicants — and pay-transparency laws in CO, NY, CA, WA + the EU's pay-transparency directive are making disclosure the default. Below: full Riyadh bands by experience (junior/mid/senior/lead), and how Riyadh compares against other markets.

Floor

$91,800

$7,650/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$108,000

$9,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$135,000

$11,250/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Riyadh

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$59,676$70,200$87,7560.65×
Mid (3-5y)$91,800$108,000$135,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$123,936$145,800$182,2561.35×
Lead (8y+)$160,656$189,000$236,2561.75×

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

How Riyadh compares

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

San Francisco$312,000+189%New York$264,000+144%Austin$210,000+94%Remote$192,000+78%Singapore$168,000+56%

Other roles in Riyadh

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

Product Manager$84,000Backend Engineer$74,400Account Executive$72,000Full-stack Engineer$72,000Marketing Manager$72,000

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