Technical Lead Salary in United States during 2025
💰 The median Technical Lead Salary in United States during 2025 is USD 184,813
✏️ This salary info is based on 142 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Technical Lead salary lies between USD 142,300 and USD 250,000 in the United States. 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
- United States
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 142
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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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 | 308 jobs Engineering | 300 jobs Machine Learning | 261 jobs Architecture | 207 jobs Computer Science | 192 jobs SQL | 181 jobs AWS | 176 jobs Pipelines | 168 jobs Azure | 151 jobs Security | 140 jobs Agile | 119 jobs Testing | 113 jobs ETL | 109 jobs Research | 105 jobs APIs | 101 jobs Data pipelines | 95 jobs DevOps | 95 jobs CI/CD | 95 jobs Generative AI | 88 jobs LLMs | 84 jobsTop 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 | 276 jobs Health care | 140 jobs Equity / stock options | 85 jobs Salary bonus | 80 jobs Competitive pay | 71 jobs Flex hours | 67 jobs Insurance | 64 jobs Startup environment | 60 jobs Flex vacation | 52 jobs Team events | 51 jobs 401(k) matching | 39 jobs Medical leave | 37 jobs Wellness | 33 jobs Parental leave | 31 jobs Conferences | 22 jobs Transparency | 15 jobs Relocation support | 9 jobs Flexible spending account | 8 jobs Gear | 7 jobs Fertility benefits | 7 jobsRelated salaries
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