Engineering Leadership salary in Cambridge
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 5, 2026
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Engineering Leadership pay in Cambridge is measured from 7 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 7 postings put the middle half between $187,818 and $253,550, with a median of $205,000.
Against the 46 other measured markets for engineering leadership at senior, this sits below 23 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.
11 engineering leadership roles are open in Cambridge right now, 11 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $187,818 – $253,550 | $205,000 | 7hint |
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 Cambridge · 11 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $192,000–$348,000scale $110,000–$490,000
Software Engineering Manager, AI Observability & Evals Platform (Boston) LangChain · Cambridge $220,000–$270,000 4d ago Principal Engineer, AI Security Lila Sciences · Cambridge $252,000–$374,000 3w ago 
Senior Director, Device Engineering Scholar Rock · Cambridge $245,000–$325,000 5w ago Tech Lead Scientific Data Engineering TetraScience · Cambridge $180,000–$230,000 5w ago Sr. Director, Software Engineering, Digital for Research & CMC Development Modernatx · Cambridge $210,900–$379,200 7w ago 
Senior Engineering Manager, K4B KAYAK · Concord $190,000–$235,000 2mo ago Principal Software Engineer, Platform Engineering Modernatx · Cambridge $142,500–$256,500 3mo ago Staff Engineer, Data Platform Lila Sciences · Cambridge $192,000–$288,000 4mo ago Principal Software Engineer, App Lila Sciences · Cambridge $204,000–$348,000 5mo ago Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Scientific System of Record Lila Sciences · Cambridge $204,000–$310,000 7mo ago Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations Lila Sciences · Cambridge $204,000–$272,000 7mo ago