Tech Lead
Tech Lead turns technical direction into reliable delivery.
Salary from
$3,420
Posted estimate · last 3 months
Salary to
$5,955
Posted estimate · last 3 months
Jobs
569
Last 3 months
Applications per job
12.44
JobNote category match
Published signal
Technical Lead
$5,500
Technical Lead median
$7,100
upper quartile
Hiring Screen for architecture decisions, operational ownership, and influence across teams.
Candidate Bring one system trade-off and the measurable result after launch.
Data Net monthly compensation for surveyed developers.
Independent salary benchmark
DOU salary survey
June 2026 · 176 respondents
Role family
Lower quartile$4700
Median$6000
Upper quartile$7481
Year over year
+8.0%
Salary range history
Lower quartile
Median
Upper quartile
| Survey | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4000 | $4560 | $5500 | 451 | |
| $4400 | $5160 | $6175 | 525 | |
| $4475 | $5500 | $6600 | 428 | |
| $4450 | $5500 | $6500 | 473 | |
| $4275 | $5300 | $6500 | 424 | |
| $4500 | $5500 | $6638 | 382 | |
| $4500 | $5500 | $6800 | 407 | |
| $4500 | $5553 | $7000 | 366 | |
| $4380 | $5500 | $7000 | 375 | |
| $4700 | $6000 | $7481 | 176 |
Technical and engineering leads · monthly net base salary in USD; bonuses excluded; all locations in the published CSV.
Derived from the shortened public salary-survey data published by DOU. Jobnote and DOU vacancy salaries are separate datasets.
Most wanted skills
Counts of active jobs now and salaries.
Solution Architecture
53
$3498–$5191
Python
36
$2955–$4687
AWS
35
$3625–$5292
Kubernetes
34
$3619–$5424
Leadership
33
$2494–$4618
Analytics
32
$1862–$3251
CI/CD
30
$2868–$4754
API
29
$2560–$3928
C/C++
29
$2439–$4771
Embedded
29
$2160–$4465