Engineering Leadership salary in Atlanta
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Engineering Leadership pay in Atlanta is measured from 18 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 18 postings put the middle half between $184,283 and $229,150, with a median of $220,175.
Against the 46 other measured markets for engineering leadership at senior, this sits below 17 of them; Foster City leads at $298,500.
13 engineering leadership roles are open in Atlanta right now, 13 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $184,283 – $229,150 | $220,175 | 18 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open engineering leadership roles in Atlanta · 13 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $139,725–$274,187scale $80,000–$390,000
Staff Software Engineer Bigcommerce · Remote · US New $186,000–$280,000 3d ago Director, Quality Engineering Owens & Minor and Accendra Health · OMI Alpharetta Lab $170,000–$190,000 3w ago 
Staff Software Engineer OneTrust · Atlanta $139,725–$209,588 3w ago 
Director, Engineering (Business Strategy, Platform Roadmap & Client Experience) Voya Financial, Inc · MA-Boston, 121 Seaport Blvd $130,970–$183,680 3w ago Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI Governance OneTrust · Atlanta $165,000–$247,500 4w ago 
Principal Software Engineer (C++) - Trading Cargill · Atlanta $144,000–$210,000 4w ago 
Staff Engineer Omnissa · Atlanta $164,512–$274,187 5w ago SuccessFactors - Technical Lead - Employee Central Cargill · Atlanta $165,000–$197,000 6w ago 
Senior Software Engineer (Technical Lead) BSI - (Claude, GitHub, Python, NET/C#, Angular, AWS) Travelers · Hartford $139,400–$230,000 7w ago Sr. Engineering Manager, Frontline Engineering Omnissa · Atlanta $177,000–$325,000 8w ago Director, Software Engineering Travelers · Hartford $139,400–$230,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer Anduril Industries · Atlanta $190,000–$252,000 2mo ago Principal Software Engineer Mastercard · Atlanta $170,000–$281,000 3mo ago