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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.

VP of Engineering

Owns engineering across multiple business units.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$666k

Mean

$693k

10th–90th pct

$506k–$919k

Observations

842

Confidence: 35% · based on 842 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
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
51% require · 21% prefer
MBA
14% require · 37% prefer
Master's Degree
23% require · 27% prefer
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Common next roles
Chief Information Officer+15.2%Chief Product Officer+9.9%Chief Technology Officer+8.8%Director of Engineering+0.8%Engineering Manager-31.7%
Common previous roles
Engineering Manager-46.4%Director of Engineering+0.8%Chief Information Officer+13.2%Chief Technology Officer+8.1%Chief Product Officer+9.0%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,172
Posting growth-14.4%
Median days to fill75 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)331,685
Projected growth8.4%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness50%
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.

Read the full methodology