What is the average Engineering Manager salary for remote roles in the US?

The median midpoint of 64 live Engineering Manager postings for remote roles in the US is $247k a year. Half of them fall between $227k and $269k.

How does Engineering Manager pay change with seniority?

senior postings $269k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Engineering Manager roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Temporal ($283k), Mercury ($269k), Lattice ($265k), Valon Tech ($263k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Engineering Manager salary for remote roles in the US

What employers are offering right now, from 64 live Engineering Manager postings for remote roles in the US that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$247k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$227k–$269k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$348k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$158k

$178k

$198k

$218k

$238k

$258k

$278k

$298k

Engineering Manager pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$269k	13
Director & executive	$269k	12

Top-paying companies for Engineering Manager roles

Company	Median	Postings
Temporal	$283k	2
Mercury	$269k	4
Lattice	$265k	2
Valon Tech	$263k	2
Reddit	$260k	3
Affirm	$260k	3
GitLab	$247k	2
Render	$247k	7
Vanta	$244k	3
Coinbase	$237k	5
Instacart	$236k	3
NerdWallet	$227k	2

Highest-paying open Engineering Manager jobs

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LambdaRemote

Account CTO

Remote, USA · San Jose Office (Zanker) Full-time $271k – $425k/yr

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LatticeRemote

Senior Director of Engineering

Remote - US $283k – $354k/yr

customer successDirect from employer Jun 11

DiscordRemote

Engineering Manager, Machine Learning (Safety)

San Francisco Bay Area (or Remote U.S.) $272k – $340k/yr

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LeapRemote

Head of Engineering

US (Remote) Full-time $250k – $350k/yr

pythontypescriptpostgresqlbigqueryDirect from employer Jun 17

ToastRemote

Senior Software Engineering Manager, ToastNow

Remote US $230k – $368k/yr

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GitLabRemote

Director of Engineering, Database Excellence

Remote, Canada; Remote, United States $230k – $346k/yr

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Engineering Manager salary: common questions

What is the average Engineering Manager salary for remote roles in the US?: The median midpoint of 64 live Engineering Manager postings for remote roles in the US is $247k a year. Half of them fall between $227k and $269k.
How does Engineering Manager pay change with seniority?: senior postings $269k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Engineering Manager roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Temporal ($283k), Mercury ($269k), Lattice ($265k), Valon Tech ($263k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.