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Average MetLife software engineer lead salary

$114,312yearly

$60.37 hourly rate

Entry-level MetLife software engineer lead salary
$94,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does MetLife pay software engineers lead?

The average salary for MetLife software engineer leads is $114,312 per year. MetLife software engineer lead salaries range between $94,000 to $138,000 per year. MetLife software engineer leads earn 9% less than the national average salary for software engineer leads of $125,565.

Location impacts how much a software engineer lead at MetLife can expect to make. Software engineer leads at MetLife make the most in Irvine, CA, Boston, MA, and New York, NY.

How much does MetLife pay software engineers lead by location?

MetLife pays software engineers lead the most in Irvine, CA, Boston, MA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Bloomfield and Washington also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers lead at MetLife.

Software engineer lead MetLife salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Irvine, CA$129,817$62.41
2Boston, MA$120,285$57.83
3New York, NY$119,402$57.40
4Bloomfield, CT$118,447$56.95
5Washington, DC$117,636$56.56
6Irving, TX$112,079$53.88
7Wilmington, DE$111,992$53.84
8Warwick, RI$111,956$53.83
9Cary, NC$111,681$53.69
10Aurora, IL$111,587$53.65

Highest-paid MetLife software engineer leads by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$154,282$74-
2Chief Software Architect$140,740$68-
3Senior Staff Engineer$132,148$64-
4Senior Software Manager$132,147$64-
5Software Director$130,677$63-
6Principal Software Engineer$127,022$613
7Principal Engineer$126,979$614
8Software Development Manager$125,238$60-
9Senior Software Architect$123,945$60-
10Software Engineering Manager$123,672$592

Recent salaries for software engineer leads at metlife

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Lead Full Stack Software EngineerCary, NC05/16/2025$130,585
Lead Full Stack Software Engineer DerivativesDowne, NJ03/27/2025$120,000
Lead Full Stack Software EngineerCary, NC03/14/2025$127,796
Lead Software EngineerBridgewater, NJ03/14/2025$134,895
Lead Full Stack Software EngineerNJ03/07/2025$153,046

Software engineer lead salary at MetLife competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Alico$153,656$74-
2Citi$152,869$7323
3JPMorgan Chase & Co.$150,965$731306
4AIG$133,566$6410
5Aetna$128,933$62-
6Genworth$126,760$61-
7New York Life Insurance$125,175$6018
8Ameriprise Financial$123,976$60-
9Northwestern Mutual$122,953$599
10Raymond James Financial$120,222$5839
11Mutual of Omaha$118,386$572
12Prudential Financial$118,310$5716
13Unum$118,231$5763
14MassMutual$117,294$561
15Cigna$116,743$567
16Principal Financial Group$109,355$5314
17USAA$109,299$5310
18The Hartford$108,813$52167
19Nationwide$107,845$5228
20Lincoln Financial Group$107,307$525

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