Microsoft software engineer lead salary

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Average Microsoft software engineer lead salary

$171,878yearly

$60.37 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft software engineer lead salary

$133,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay software engineers lead?

The average salary for Microsoft software engineer leads is $171,878 per year. Microsoft software engineer lead salaries range between $133,000 to $221,000 per year. Microsoft software engineer leads earn 37% more than the national average salary for software engineer leads of $125,565.

Location impacts how much a software engineer lead at Microsoft can expect to make. Software engineer leads at Microsoft make the most in Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, and Tempe, AZ.

How much does Microsoft pay software engineers lead by location?

Microsoft pays software engineers lead the most in Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, and Tempe, AZ. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and New York also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers lead at Microsoft.

Software engineer lead Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Redmond, WA	$205,940	$99.01
2	Mountain View, CA	$202,054	$97.14
3	Tempe, AZ	$160,860	$77.34
4	Cambridge, MA	$158,489	$76.20
5	New York, NY	$156,793	$75.38
6	Washington, DC	$153,079	$73.60
7	Irving, TX	$147,437	$70.88
8	Reston, VA	$145,230	$69.82
9	Chevy Chase, MD	$142,124	$68.33
10	Chicago, IL	$138,790	$66.73

Highest-paid Microsoft software engineer leads by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Software Development	$221,039	$106	-
2	Software Director	$210,777	$101	-
3	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$201,175	$97	3
4	Chief Software Architect	$200,863	$97	-
5	Senior Software Manager	$197,722	$95	-
6	Software Engineering Manager	$194,318	$93	12
7	Principal Software Engineer	$186,106	$89	219
8	Senior Software Architect	$182,243	$88	2
9	Software Leader	$180,231	$87	-
10	Software Development Manager	$179,851	$86	-

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Software engineer lead salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$204,092	$98	1452
2	Google	$185,299	$89	866
3	Box	$170,652	$82	6
4	NVIDIA	$165,396	$80	341
5	LinkedIn	$161,233	$78	112
6	Adobe	$159,016	$76	149
7	Sophos	$155,651	$75	-
8	Cisco	$154,272	$74	338
9	VMware	$152,655	$73	1
10	Amd	$137,765	$66	89
11	Intel	$130,112	$63	45
12	Dell	$129,663	$62	11
13	Salesforce	$129,493	$62	204
14	Red Hat	$122,467	$59	60
15	HP	$122,209	$59	10
16	Oracle	$105,950	$51	13514
17	IBM	$105,436	$51	450
18	Cognizant	$102,919	$49	232
19	Lockheed Martin	$101,844	$49	688
20	Northrop Grumman	$95,264	$46	479

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