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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Engineering

Owns engineering strategy for a business unit.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$672k

Mean

$698k

10th–90th pct

$510k–$927k

Observations

352

Confidence: 33% · based on 352 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Strategic Planning
Core
People Management
Core
Budgeting & Forecasting
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
49% require · 26% prefer
MBA
27% require · 35% prefer
Master's Degree
10% require · 27% prefer
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Common next roles
Chief Information Officer+14.3%VP of Engineering-0.8%Chief Product Officer+9.0%Chief Technology Officer+7.9%Engineering Manager-32.2%
Common previous roles
Engineering Manager-47.6%Chief Information Officer+12.5%VP of Engineering-0.8%Chief Product Officer+8.3%Chief Technology Officer+7.3%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)8,565
Posting growth-4.2%
Median days to fill51 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)96,179
Projected growth11.5%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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