Equinix Lead Engineer Salary | Comparably
Equinix Claimed Company
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company. We interconnect industry-leading organizations such as finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare and education across a digital-first world. Business leaders harness our trusted global platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success—sustainably and securely. Founded in Silicon Valley in 1998 as a vendor-neutral multitenant data center provider where leading networks come together to securely connect networks and share data traffic, we chose a name that reflected the company’s focus on EQUality, Neutrality and Internet eXchange—Equinix. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
329
TOTAL
RATINGS
2302
HR or Marketing? Claim Your Free Employer Account

Equinix Lead Engineer Salary

The average Equinix Lead Engineer earns an estimated $194,320 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $157,642 with a $36,678 bonus. Equinix's Lead Engineer compensation is $58,769 more than the US average for a Lead Engineer. Lead Engineer salaries at Equinix can range from $87,000 - $450,000.

The Engineering Department at Equinix earns $6,238 more on average than the Legal Department.

Last updated a month ago.

$50k
$73k
$102k
$130k
$238k
$345k
$450k
$194,320
Average Compensation
$157,642
avg. base
$36,678
avg. bonus

Lead Engineer Salaries at Equinix

Lead Engineers earn $3,047 more than Lead Engineers, and $4,400 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$236k*
Group Engineering Manager
$213k*
Engineering Manager
$199k*
Lead Engineer
$191k*
Principal Engineer
$186k*
Senior Developer
$172k*
Sales Engineer
$155k*
Scrum Master
$143k*
DevOps
$142k*
Developer
$137k*
Senior QA
$133k*
Mobile Developer
$129k*
QA
$123k*
Jr Developer
$108k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Equinix by Department

The Engineering Department averages $6,238 more than the Legal Department, and $15,642 less than the Product Department

Product
$154,308 Avg. total comp.
+$16k
Engineering
$138,666 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$132,428 Avg. total comp.
-$6k

Lead Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Lead Engineer at companies similar size to Equinix reported making $143,978, while the average male Lead Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $152,254.

Lead Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Lead Engineer at companies similar size to Equinix reported making $149,747, while the average African American/Black Lead Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $140,905.

How Lead Engineers at Equinix Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Lead Engineers at Equinix believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Lead Engineers at Equinix say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (78%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Equinix

×
Rate your company