Engineering Manager, Telecommunications

Manages a team responsible for engineering telecommunications systems.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$403k

Mean

$419k

10th–90th pct

$306k–$556k

Observations

782

Confidence: 35% · based on 782 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

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

System Design

Process Improvement

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

67% require · 21% prefer

Master's Degree

7% require · 26% prefer

No College

9% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Product, Telecommunications+6.4%Telecommunications Engineer-56.2%Senior Telecommunications Systems Engineer-56.4%Telecommunications Program Coordinator-59.8%Telecommunications Product Manager-55.9%

Common previous roles

Telecommunications Engineer-128.5%Senior Telecommunications Systems Engineer-129.1%Telecommunications Product Manager-126.6%Telecommunications Program Coordinator-148.6%Director of Product, Telecommunications+6.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,018

Posting growth+5.6%

Median days to fill74 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)279,167

Projected growth10.4%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness45%

Automation exposure5%

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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