Technical Lead Salary in 2025

💰 The median Technical Lead Salary in 2025 is USD 180,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 156 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Technical Lead salary lies between USD 140,000 and USD 248,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Technical Lead
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
156
Top 10%
$ 302,000
Top 25%
$ 248,000
Median
$ 180,000
Bottom 25%
$ 140,000
Bottom 10%
$ 110,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Technical Lead roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Technical Lead job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 315 jobs Engineering | 310 jobs Machine Learning | 268 jobs Architecture | 214 jobs Computer Science | 195 jobs SQL | 183 jobs AWS | 180 jobs Pipelines | 173 jobs Azure | 151 jobs Security | 144 jobs Agile | 122 jobs Testing | 116 jobs ETL | 112 jobs Research | 108 jobs APIs | 103 jobs DevOps | 99 jobs Data pipelines | 97 jobs CI/CD | 97 jobs Generative AI | 95 jobs LLMs | 87 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Technical Lead roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Technical Lead job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 285 jobs Health care | 144 jobs Equity / stock options | 89 jobs Salary bonus | 83 jobs Competitive pay | 75 jobs Flex hours | 72 jobs Insurance | 64 jobs Startup environment | 62 jobs Flex vacation | 54 jobs Team events | 54 jobs 401(k) matching | 39 jobs Medical leave | 38 jobs Wellness | 34 jobs Parental leave | 32 jobs Conferences | 23 jobs Transparency | 15 jobs Relocation support | 11 jobs Flexible spending account | 8 jobs Gear | 7 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 7 jobs

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