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NASA Lead Engineer Salaries in Houston

The average NASA Lead Engineer in Houston earns $103,000 annually. This total compensation is $32,551 less than the US average for a Lead Engineer.

In Houston, The Engineering Department at NASA earns $4,890 more on average than the Marketing Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from NASA Lead Engineers.

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Average Compensation
$103,000
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Lead Engineer Salaries at NASA

In Houston, Lead Engineers earn $3,296 more than QAs, and $6,000 less than Developers.

Group Engineering Manager
$196k*
Director of Engineering
$162k*
Sales Engineer
$161k*
Mobile Developer
$121k*
Senior Developer
$110k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
$109k
Lead Engineer
$103k
QA
$100k*
Senior QA
$97k*
DevOps
$93k*
Jr Developer
$82k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at NASA by Department

In Houston, The Engineering Department averages $4,890 more than the Marketing Department, and $4,049 less than the Sales Department

Sales
$123,407 Avg. total comp.
+$4k
Engineering
$119,358 Avg. total comp.
Marketing
$114,468 Avg. total comp.
-$5k

Recent Lead Engineer Salaries at NASA

Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$103,000 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Lead Engineer at companies similar size to NASA 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 NASA reported making $149,747, while the average African American/Black Lead Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $140,905.

How Lead Engineers at NASA Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Lead Engineers at NASA believe they're compensated fairly. 59% of Lead Engineers at NASA say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (74%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at NASA

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