NASA Lead Engineer Salary | Comparably
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NASA Lead Engineer Salary

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

The Engineering Department at NASA earns $1,231 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from NASA Lead Engineers.

Last updated 9 months ago.

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Average Compensation
$103,000
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Lead Engineer Salaries at NASA

Lead Engineers earn $3,238 more than Mobile Developers, and $6,000 less than Developers.

Director of Engineering
$174k*
Sales Engineer
$168k*
Group Engineering Manager
$162k*
DevOps
$134k*
Senior Developer
$117k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
$109k
Lead Engineer
$103k
Mobile Developer
$100k*
QA
$99k*
Jr Developer
$77k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at NASA by Department

The Engineering Department averages $1,231 more than the HR Department, and $14,125 less than the Sales Department

Sales
$121,997 Avg. total comp.
+$14k
Engineering
$107,872 Avg. total comp.
HR
$106,641 Avg. total comp.
-$1k

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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