Lead Software Engineer Salary

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The average Lead Software Engineer salary (globally) is $101,666 per year.
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a day ago
$XXX,000/yr+ XX,000 bonus

Lead Software Engineer Salary

πŸ“ Zurich / Remote Dublin, Ireland↑ Based on GeoIP. Might not be accurate if submitted via VPN.⏳ 11 years of experienceπŸŽ‚ 39 years old

a month ago
$XXX,000/yr+ XX,000 bonus

Lead Software Engineer Salary

✍️ Best job everπŸ“ Netherlands Haarlem, The Netherlands↑ Based on GeoIP. Might not be accurate if submitted via VPN.πŸ•‘ 1 years at the company⏳ 20 years of experienceπŸŽ‚ 40 years old

6 months ago
$XXX,000/yr+ XX,000 bonus

Lead Software Engineer Salary

✍️ I build everythingπŸ“ Remote / Remote Cluj-Napoca, Romania↑ Based on GeoIP. Might not be accurate if submitted via VPN.πŸ•‘ 5 years at the company⏳ 7 years of experienceπŸŽ‚ 27 years old

10 months ago
$XXX,000/yr+ XX,000 bonus

Lead Software Engineer Salary

πŸ“ Greece Athens, Greece↑ Based on GeoIP. Might not be accurate if submitted via VPN.⏳ 2 years of experienceπŸŽ‚ 25 years old

10 months ago
$XXX,000/yr+ XX,000 bonus

Lead Software Engineer Salary

✍️ All's good.πŸ“ Romania / Remote Voluntari, Romania↑ Based on GeoIP. Might not be accurate if submitted via VPN.πŸ•‘ 2 years at the company⏳ 5 years of experienceπŸŽ‚ 27 years old

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Annual Web3 Salaries for Key Roles

RoleMean Annual SalaryMin Annual Salary. P10Max Annual Salary. P90
Legal$105,996$30,000$250,000
Solidity$101,197$22,000$180,000
Product$100,271$30,000$180,000
Sales$97,786$24,000$180,000
Finance$92,846$30,000$160,000
Developer$83,545$20,000$150,000
Marketing$76,286$18,000$150,000
Design$73,943$12,000$140,000
Community$45,246$9,600$100,000