MetLife lead engineer salary

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Average MetLife lead engineer salary

$123,066yearly

$40.83 hourly rate

Entry-level MetLife lead engineer salary

$100,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does MetLife pay lead engineers?

The average salary for MetLife lead engineers is $123,066 per year. MetLife lead engineer salaries range between $100,000 to $151,000 per year. MetLife lead engineers earn 45% more than the national average salary for lead engineers of $84,927.

Location impacts how much a lead engineer at MetLife can expect to make. Lead engineers at MetLife make the most in Washington, DC, Owings Mills, MD, and Irvine, CA.

How much does MetLife pay lead engineers by location?

MetLife pays lead engineers the most in Washington, DC, Owings Mills, MD, and Irvine, CA. Additionally, cities like Boston and Bloomfield also report highly competitive salaries for lead engineers at MetLife.

Lead engineer MetLife salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Washington, DC	$151,036	$72.61
2	Owings Mills, MD	$147,034	$70.69
3	Irvine, CA	$143,602	$69.04
4	Boston, MA	$135,656	$65.22
5	Bloomfield, CT	$132,285	$63.60
6	Bellevue, WA	$127,513	$61.30
7	Dallas, TX	$125,692	$60.43
8	Atlanta, GA	$125,191	$60.19
9	Aurora, IL	$125,016	$60.10
10	West Des Moines, IA	$124,431	$59.82

Highest-paid MetLife lead engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Principal Project Engineer	$151,920	$73	-
2	Senior Principal Engineer	$138,446	$67	-
3	Principal Systems Engineer	$135,572	$65	-
4	Head Engineer	$134,198	$65	-
5	Senior Staff Engineer	$132,148	$64	-
6	Systems Engineer Staff	$127,735	$61	-
7	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$127,081	$61	-
8	Principal Software Engineer	$127,022	$61	3
9	Principal Engineer	$126,979	$61	4
10	Chief Engineer	$124,910	$60	-

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Recent salaries for lead engineers at metlife

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Lead Engineer Content Management Platforms	Cary, NC	06/18/2025	$103,300
Lead IAM Engineer	Omaha, NE	03/04/2025	$131,893
Lead Business Intelligence Platform Engineer	Cary, NC	02/14/2025	$133,640
Lead Cloud Engineer	Cary, NC	01/28/2025	$109,262
Lead Cloud Engineer	Morrisville, NC	01/23/2025	$127,796

Lead engineer salary at MetLife competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Citi	$144,703	$70	16
2	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$144,255	$69	1164
3	Alico	$139,939	$67	-
4	Northwestern Mutual	$126,444	$61	8
5	Aetna	$125,275	$60	-
6	New York Life Insurance	$123,392	$59	3
7	AIG	$122,087	$59	16
8	Prudential Financial	$121,760	$59	8
9	Ameriprise Financial	$120,446	$58	3
10	Mutual of Omaha	$119,651	$58	2
11	MassMutual	$119,536	$57	2
12	Unum	$117,362	$56	63
13	Genworth	$116,732	$56	1
14	USAA	$114,993	$55	19
15	Cigna	$113,796	$55	5
16	Principal Financial Group	$108,433	$52	15
17	Nationwide	$107,052	$51	12
18	The Hartford	$105,036	$51	138
19	Lincoln Financial Group	$104,909	$50	4
20	Raymond James Financial	$98,815	$48	17

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