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Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Visa's success is shaped by many viewpoints, bold thinking and unwavering ambition. Whether you are solving complex challenges, designing new experiences or advancing financial access, your ideas have the power to drive progress across borders that makes a real difference. At Visa, your work matters. The skills you build and the challenges you take on will shape your career and contribute to innovations that move Visa, and the world forward. Progress starts with you. read more
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Visa Lead Engineer Salary

The average Visa Lead Engineer earns $175,000 annually. This total compensation is $39,449 more than the US average for a Lead Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Visa earns $6,122 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 3 salary records from Visa Lead Engineers.

Last updated a month ago.

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$175,000
Average Compensation
$175,000
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equity range

Lead Engineer Salaries at Visa

Lead Engineers earn $5,000 more than Group Engineering Managers, and $15,000 less than Project Managers- Tech.

$210k
Engineering Manager
$205k*
Principal Engineer
$192k*
Lead Engineer
$175k
Data Scientist
$163k*
Sales Engineer
$153k*
Scrum Master
$149k*
DevOps
$148k*
Mobile Developer
$135k*
Senior QA
$131k*
$131k
QA
$121k*
Jr Developer
$106k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Visa by Department

The Engineering Department averages $6,122 more than the Legal Department, and $20,414 less than the Product Department

Product
$156,778 Avg. total comp.
+$20k
Engineering
$136,364 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$130,242 Avg. total comp.
-$6k

Average Equity for Lead Engineer at Visa

The average Lead Engineer at Visa receives $25k of stock in equity.

Recent Lead Engineer Salaries at Visa

Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$209,000 Salary + Bonus
Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$156,000 Salary + Bonus
Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$144,544 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Lead Engineers at Visa Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Lead Engineers at Visa believe they're compensated fairly. 93% of Lead Engineers at Visa say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (79%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Visa

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