Engineering Leadership salary in Boulder
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 14, 2026
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Engineering Leadership pay in Boulder is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $155,500 and $192,250, with a median of $172,000.
Against the 46 other measured markets for engineering leadership at senior, this sits below 36 of them; Foster City leads at $298,500.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
6 engineering leadership roles are open in Boulder right now, 6 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $155,500 – $192,250 | $172,000 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
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 Boulder · 6 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $156,000–$232,000scale $90,000–$330,000
Hardware Engineering Manager Atom Computing · Boulder $180,000–$220,000 3w ago Systems Engineering Lead SciTec · Boulder $156,000–$235,000 4w ago Principal Software Engineer - Control Systems Atom Computing · Boulder $165,000–$200,000 3mo ago Principal Software Engineer Atom Computing · Boulder $180,000–$220,000 4mo ago Principal Engineer-Quality Microchip · Boulder $75,000–$232,000 4mo ago 
Director of Software Engineering spire · Boulder $171,000–$202,500 7mo ago