YouTube Lead Engineer Salary | Comparably
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YouTube Lead Engineer Salary

The average YouTube Lead Engineer earns $122,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $120,000 with a $2,000 bonus. This total compensation is $13,551 less than the US average for a Lead Engineer.

The Engineering Department at YouTube earns $11,946 more on average than the Sales Department. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from YouTube Lead Engineers.

Last updated a month ago.

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Average Compensation
$120,000
avg. base
$2,000
avg. bonus
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equity range

Lead Engineer Salaries at YouTube

Lead Engineers earn $7,261 more than Jr Developers, and $9,096 less than DevOps.

Group Engineering Manager
$248k*
Director of Engineering
$227k*
Engineering Manager
$184k*
Principal Engineer
$183k*
Sales Engineer
$182k*
$177k
Senior QA
$152k*
Data Scientist
$148k*
Mobile Developer
$145k*
DevOps
$131k*
Lead Engineer
$122k
Jr Developer
$115k*
$59k
* estimated salary

Compensation at YouTube by Department

The Engineering Department averages $11,946 more than the Sales Department, and $753 less than the Product Department

Product
$146,154 Avg. total comp.
+$753
Engineering
$145,401 Avg. total comp.
Sales
$133,455 Avg. total comp.
-$12k

Average Equity for Lead Engineer at YouTube

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

Recent Lead Engineer Salaries at YouTube

Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$217,000 Salary + Bonus
Lead Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$122,000 Salary + Bonus

Lead Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Lead Engineer at companies similar size to YouTube reported making $127,892, while the average male Lead Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $146,865.

Lead Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Lead Engineer at companies similar size to YouTube reported making $150,888, while the average Hispanic or Latino Lead Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $130,796.

How Lead Engineers at YouTube Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Lead Engineers at YouTube believe they're compensated fairly. 37% of Lead Engineers at YouTube say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (66%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at YouTube

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