Engineering Leadership salary in Foster City
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 4, 2026
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Engineering Leadership pay in Foster City is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $182,853 and $306,125, with a median of $298,500.
Against the 46 other measured markets for engineering leadership at senior, this sits highest; Menlo Park leads at $287,000.
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.
20 engineering leadership roles are open in Foster City right now, 20 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $182,853 – $306,125 | $298,500 | 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 Foster City · 20 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $237,000–$360,000scale $140,000–$510,000
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Ads Replit · Foster City $250,000–$360,000 4w ago Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Replit · Foster City $250,000–$325,000 4w ago Director, Software Engineering Visa · Foster City $219,100–$350,800 4w ago Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Commerce & Payments Replit · Foster City $290,000–$360,000 4w ago 
Engineering Manager, Software Core Connectivity Zoox · Foster City $227,000–$322,000 4w ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems Gilead Sciences, Inc (Gileadhotjobcareers) · Foster City $126,820–$164,120 5w ago Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer - Freeway Autonomy Zoox · Foster City $340,000–$493,000 7w ago Engineering Manager, Simulation Scenario Generation Zoox · Foster City $237,000–$322,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, HPC Zoox · Foster City $201,000–$315,000 2mo ago Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline Zoox · Foster City $254,000–$350,000 4mo ago Engineering Manager, Performance Optimization Zoox · Foster City $237,000–$322,000 6mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Agent Platform Replit · Foster City $250,000–$365,000 6mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform Replit · Foster City $240,000–$350,000 7mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud Replit · Foster City $265,000–$390,000 9mo ago Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Zoox · Foster City $230,000–$315,000 9mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Money Replit · Foster City $265,000–$340,000 10mo ago Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning Zoox · Foster City $254,000–$350,000 11mo ago Senior Director of Engineering, Product Software Zoox · Foster City $354,000–$470,000 2y ago Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities Zoox · Foster City $254,000–$350,000 2y ago Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization Zoox · Foster City $254,000–$350,000 2y ago