Mundevo

Salary by city · Engineering director

Best cities for a Engineering director: salary vs cost of living

Director-level engineering leader owning multiple teams and a strategic technical area.

NYC P50 anchor: $340,000/year · scaled by local pay-tier multipliers + FX into each city's currency. Net + lifestyle-tier mapping uses each country's effective payroll deduction.

Illustrative bands, not negotiation data. Cross-check against Levels.fyi, Glassdoor, or local recruiters before quoting these numbers in a real offer conversation.

Who this band describes

The engineering director archetype owns 3-7 teams (typically 25-70 engineers in total) plus strategy for a major technical area or product line. Reports to a VP Engineering or CTO; typical experience is 10-15 years with 4+ in management.

Public tech companies and well-funded scale-ups anchor the upper band, with equity often exceeding base salary at this seniority. Compensation is highly variable depending on company stage, scope, and equity grant — the bands shown are a centerline for senior engineering directors at mature tech firms.

All cities ranked by best-supported lifestyle tier

P50 local-currency band shown; net is the post-tax monthly take-home at P50. Lifestyle tier is the highest Mundevo tier that net covers in this city.

CityP25 / P50 / P75 (gross/year)Net / month at P50Best tierHeadroom
Alexandria· Egypt
EGP 8,829,399
EGP 6,751,893 – EGP 11,945,657
EGP 581,269Premium+1261%
Delhi· India
₹18,008,641
₹13,771,314 – ₹24,364,633
₹1,125,540Premium+1000%
Cairo· Egypt
EGP 8,829,399
EGP 6,751,893 – EGP 11,945,657
EGP 581,269Premium+929%
Bangalore· India
₹18,008,641
₹13,771,314 – ₹24,364,633
₹1,125,540Premium+875%
Arequipa· Peru
PEN 666,370
PEN 509,577 – PEN 901,559
PEN 48,867Premium+844%
Jakarta· Indonesia
IDR 3,356,670,824
IDR 2,566,865,924 – IDR 4,541,378,174
IDR 243,358,635Premium+794%
Chiang Mai· Thailand
THB 6,282,200
THB 4,804,036 – THB 8,499,448
THB 471,165Premium+689%
Penang· Malaysia
MYR 763,810
MYR 584,090 – MYR 1,033,389
MYR 52,830Premium+670%
Valparaiso· Chile
CLP 171,590,200
CLP 131,216,036 – CLP 232,151,448
CLP 11,846,873Premium+650%
Hanoi· Vietnam
₫4,497,995,546
₫3,439,643,653 – ₫6,085,523,385
₫290,495,546Premium+632%
Bogota· Colombia
COP 733,006,682
COP 560,534,521 – COP 991,714,922
COP 56,197,179Premium+629%
Cebu· Philippines
₱11,706,450
₱8,951,991 – ₱15,838,138
₱819,452Premium+620%
Marrakech· Morocco
MAD 1,799,198
MAD 1,375,857 – MAD 2,434,209
MAD 122,945Premium+617%
Mumbai· India
₹18,008,641
₹13,771,314 – ₹24,364,633
₹1,125,540Premium+586%
Manila· Philippines
₱11,706,450
₱8,951,991 – ₱15,838,138
₱819,452Premium+570%
Lima· Peru
PEN 666,370
PEN 509,577 – PEN 901,559
PEN 48,867Premium+535%
Casablanca· Morocco
MAD 1,799,198
MAD 1,375,857 – MAD 2,434,209
MAD 122,945Premium+523%
Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam
₫4,497,995,546
₫3,439,643,653 – ₫6,085,523,385
₫290,495,546Premium+516%
Medellin· Colombia
COP 733,006,682
COP 560,534,521 – COP 991,714,922
COP 56,197,179Premium+506%
Santiago· Chile
CLP 171,590,200
CLP 131,216,036 – CLP 232,151,448
CLP 11,846,873Premium+459%
Johannesburg· South Africa
ZAR 3,128,606
ZAR 2,392,463 – ZAR 4,232,820
ZAR 211,181Premium+459%
Guadalajara· Mexico
MX$3,428,472
MX$2,621,773 – MX$4,638,521
MX$254,364Premium+429%
Bali· Indonesia
IDR 3,356,670,824
IDR 2,566,865,924 – IDR 4,541,378,174
IDR 243,358,635Premium+411%
Cordoba· Argentina
ARS 174,922,049
ARS 133,763,920 – ARS 236,659,243
ARS 10,786,860Premium+403%
Osaka· Japan
¥29,486,860
¥22,548,775 – ¥39,893,987
¥1,902,885Premium+390%
Ankara· Turkey
TRY 9,190,904
TRY 7,028,339 – TRY 12,434,753
TRY 554,518Premium+383%
Jeddah· Saudi Arabia
SAR 674,699
SAR 515,947 – SAR 912,829
SAR 50,602Premium+381%
Beijing· China
CN¥1,253,758
CN¥958,756 – CN¥1,696,261
CN¥82,539Premium+361%
Shanghai· China
CN¥1,253,758
CN¥958,756 – CN¥1,696,261
CN¥82,539Premium+353%
São Paulo· Brazil
R$976,398
R$746,657 – R$1,321,009
R$54,516Premium+348%
Debrecen· Hungary
HUF 61,505,924
HUF 47,033,942 – HUF 83,213,898
HUF 3,408,453Premium+336%
Thessaloniki· Greece
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,444Premium+336%
Cape Town· South Africa
ZAR 3,128,606
ZAR 2,392,463 – ZAR 4,232,820
ZAR 211,181Premium+334%
Rio de Janeiro· Brazil
R$976,398
R$746,657 – R$1,321,009
R$54,516Premium+322%
Seoul· South Korea
₩274,968,374
₩210,269,933 – ₩372,016,036
₩19,192,793Premium+321%
Athens· Greece
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,444Premium+313%
Taipei· Taiwan
NT$5,747,439
NT$4,395,100 – NT$7,775,947
NT$386,755Premium+308%
Krakow· Poland
PLN 729,258
PLN 557,668 – PLN 986,644
PLN 46,454Premium+306%
Brno· Czech Republic
CZK 4,076,517
CZK 3,117,336 – CZK 5,515,287
CZK 271,734Premium+300%
Busan· South Korea
₩252,054,343
₩192,747,439 – ₩341,014,699
₩17,593,393Premium+297%
Istanbul· Turkey
TRY 9,190,904
TRY 7,028,339 – TRY 12,434,753
TRY 554,518Premium+291%
Prague· Czech Republic
CZK 4,076,517
CZK 3,117,336 – CZK 5,515,287
CZK 271,734Premium+275%
Riyadh· Saudi Arabia
SAR 674,699
SAR 515,947 – SAR 912,829
SAR 50,602Premium+271%
Budapest· Hungary
HUF 61,505,924
HUF 47,033,942 – HUF 83,213,898
HUF 3,408,453Premium+265%
Tokyo· Japan
¥32,167,483
¥24,598,664 – ¥43,520,713
¥2,075,875Premium+259%
Cluj-Napoca· Romania
RON 891,070
RON 681,406 – RON 1,205,565
RON 40,841Premium+252%
Bucharest· Romania
RON 891,070
RON 681,406 – RON 1,205,565
RON 40,841Premium+247%
Warsaw· Poland
PLN 729,258
PLN 557,668 – PLN 986,644
PLN 46,454Premium+247%
Toronto· Canada
CA$338,904
CA$259,162 – CA$458,517
CA$21,021Premium+240%
Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia
MYR 416,623
MYR 318,594 – MYR 563,667
MYR 28,816Premium+238%
Gothenburg· Sweden
SEK 1,880,829
SEK 1,438,281 – SEK 2,544,650
SEK 119,276Premium+232%
Valencia· Spain
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,820Premium+227%
Lyon· France
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,061Premium+225%
Wellington· New Zealand
NZ$333,218
NZ$254,814 – NZ$450,825
NZ$21,923Premium+223%
Bangkok· Thailand
THB 3,426,655
THB 2,620,383 – THB 4,636,062
THB 256,999Premium+221%
Montreal· Canada
CA$266,281
CA$203,627 – CA$360,263
CA$16,516Premium+220%
Auckland· New Zealand
NZ$333,218
NZ$254,814 – NZ$450,825
NZ$21,923Premium+218%
Rome· Italy
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,034Premium+209%
Dubai· United Arab Emirates
AED 781,621
AED 597,710 – AED 1,057,488
AED 61,878Premium+193%
Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates
AED 661,372
AED 505,755 – AED 894,797
AED 52,359Premium+189%
Tallinn· Estonia
€121,158
€92,650 – €163,920
€8,193Premium+185%
Singapore· Singapore
SGD 304,598
SGD 232,928 – SGD 412,103
SGD 23,860Premium+180%
Paris· France
€181,737
€138,976 – €245,880
€10,975Premium+166%
Florence· Italy
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,034Premium+157%
Edinburgh· United Kingdom
£141,654
£108,323 – £191,649
£9,013Premium+154%
Salzburg· Austria
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€9,310Premium+154%
Melbourne· Australia
A$269,480
A$206,073 – A$364,590
A$16,858Premium+150%
Antwerp· Belgium
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€8,338Premium+148%
Mexico City· Mexico
MX$1,870,076
MX$1,430,058 – MX$2,530,102
MX$138,744Premium+148%
Zurich· Switzerland
CHF 238,898
CHF 182,687 – CHF 323,215
CHF 16,211Premium+147%
Manchester· United Kingdom
£141,654
£108,323 – £191,649
£9,013Premium+147%
Vancouver· Canada
CA$266,281
CA$203,627 – CA$360,263
CA$16,516Premium+147%
Brisbane· Australia
A$269,480
A$206,073 – A$364,590
A$16,858Premium+142%
Stockholm· Sweden
SEK 1,880,829
SEK 1,438,281 – SEK 2,544,650
SEK 119,276Premium+142%
Hamburg· Germany
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€8,686Premium+136%
Sydney· Australia
A$318,476
A$243,541 – A$430,880
A$19,923Premium+135%
Austin· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+131%
Munich· Germany
€196,882
€150,557 – €266,370
€10,266Premium+130%
Vienna· Austria
€151,448
€115,813 – €204,900
€8,463Premium+130%
Milan· Italy
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,034Premium+129%
Hong Kong· Hong Kong
HK$1,467,413
HK$1,122,139 – HK$1,985,323
HK$97,828Premium+129%
Rotterdam· Netherlands
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,086Premium+127%
Frankfurt· Germany
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€8,686Premium+125%
New York· United States
$340,000
$260,000 – $460,000
$21,463Premium+123%
Berlin· Germany
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€8,686Premium+122%
Madrid· Spain
€121,158
€92,650 – €163,920
€7,869Premium+117%
Amsterdam· Netherlands
€196,882
€150,557 – €266,370
€11,920Premium+115%
Brussels· Belgium
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€8,338Premium+115%
London· United Kingdom
£180,286
£137,866 – £243,917
£11,471Premium+112%
Barcelona· Spain
€121,158
€92,650 – €163,920
€7,869Premium+107%
Porto· Portugal
€106,013
€81,069 – €143,430
€6,312Premium+106%
Cork· Ireland
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,001Premium+102%
Lisbon· Portugal
€121,158
€92,650 – €163,920
€7,214Premium+98%
Copenhagen· Denmark
DKK 1,358,231
DKK 1,038,647 – DKK 1,837,607
DKK 72,450Premium+97%
Chicago· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+97%
Oslo· Norway
NOK 1,804,196
NOK 1,379,679 – NOK 2,440,971
NOK 108,101Premium+92%
Tel Aviv· Israel
₪573,211
₪438,338 – ₪775,521
₪36,867Premium+91%
Dublin· Ireland
€166,592
€127,394 – €225,390
€10,001Premium+89%
Seattle· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+80%
Los Angeles· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+76%
Geneva· Switzerland
CHF 154,581
CHF 118,209 – CHF 209,139
CHF 10,490Premium+73%
Miami· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+71%
Buenos Aires· Argentina
ARS 63,608,018
ARS 48,641,425 – ARS 86,057,906
ARS 3,922,494Premium+49%
San Francisco· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,804Premium+35%

See the full math per city

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