Atlassian head engineer salary

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Average Atlassian head engineer salary

$173,186yearly

$69.16 hourly rate

Entry-level Atlassian head engineer salary

$132,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Atlassian pay head engineers?

The average salary for Atlassian head engineers is $173,186 per year. Atlassian head engineer salaries range between $132,000 to $226,000 per year. Atlassian head engineers earn 20% more than the national average salary for head engineers of $143,852.

Location impacts how much a head engineer at Atlassian can expect to make. Head engineers at Atlassian make the most in New York, NY, Mountain View, CA, and Boston, MA.

How much does Atlassian pay head engineers by location?

Atlassian pays head engineers the most in New York, NY, Mountain View, CA, and Boston, MA. Additionally, cities like Bellevue and Austin also report highly competitive salaries for head engineers at Atlassian.

Head engineer Atlassian salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	New York, NY	$188,637	$90.69
2	Mountain View, CA	$184,378	$88.64
3	Boston, MA	$181,881	$87.44
4	Bellevue, WA	$180,769	$86.91
5	Austin, TX	$148,543	$71.41

Highest-paid Atlassian head engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Staff Engineer	$169,153	$81	-
2	Senior Staff Engineer	$165,170	$79	-
3	Senior Principal Engineer	$163,849	$79	6
4	Principal Engineer	$163,457	$79	-
5	Team Lead Engineer	$156,756	$75	-
6	Lead Design Engineer	$156,241	$75	-
7	Senior Engineer	$156,024	$75	-
8	Lead Product Engineer	$154,915	$74	-
9	Project Lead Engineer	$153,633	$74	-
10	Chief Design Engineer	$152,900	$74	-

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Recent salaries for head engineers at atlassian

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Head of Engineering, Search Serving	Seattle, WA	06/03/2025	$239,000
Head of Engineering, Product AI	Seattle, WA	04/27/2025	$303,200
Head of Engineering	Mountain View, CA	03/12/2025	$340,000

Head engineer salary at Atlassian competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Google	$181,592	$87	139
2	SugarCRM	$166,223	$80	-
3	Box	$163,224	$78	1
4	Riot Games	$162,865	$78	-
5	HERE Holding Corporation	$162,247	$78	-
6	IDEA	$158,056	$76	-
7	i Manage Holdings Pty	$149,743	$72	-
8	Wind River	$149,022	$72	-
9	Digimarc	$144,626	$70	-
10	NetSuite	$140,808	$68	-
11	Wolfram	$135,547	$65	-
12	Ip Services	$129,688	$62	-
13	Quest Technology Management	$127,287	$61	-
14	CompTIA	$125,334	$60	-
15	QPharma	$123,938	$60	-
16	Adaptive	$123,795	$60	2
17	Uit	$123,669	$59	-
18	Global Technologies	$119,700	$58	-
19	RagingWire Data Centers	$110,813	$53	-
20	Intergraph	$109,138	$52	-

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