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 9,176,852
EGP 7,017,593 – EGP 12,415,741
EGP 604,143Premium+1952%
Cairo· Egypt
EGP 9,176,852
EGP 7,017,593 – EGP 12,415,741
EGP 604,143Premium+1522%
Cordoba· Argentina
ARS 181,805,556
ARS 139,027,778 – ARS 245,972,222
ARS 11,211,343Premium+1116%
Cebu· Philippines
₱10,735,185
₱8,209,259 – ₱14,524,074
₱751,463Premium+925%
Delhi· India
₹15,583,333
₹11,916,667 – ₹21,083,333
₹973,958Premium+896%
Arequipa· Peru
PEN 692,593
PEN 529,630 – PEN 937,037
PEN 50,790Premium+881%
Chiang Mai· Thailand
THB 6,666,204
THB 5,097,685 – THB 9,018,981
THB 499,965Premium+842%
Penang· Malaysia
MYR 874,398
MYR 668,657 – MYR 1,183,009
MYR 60,479Premium+834%
Dubai· United Arab Emirates
AED 812,380
AED 621,231 – AED 1,099,102
AED 64,313Premium+818%
Manila· Philippines
₱10,735,185
₱8,209,259 – ₱14,524,074
₱751,463Premium+690%
Bogota· Colombia
COP 761,851,852
COP 582,592,593 – COP 1,030,740,741
COP 49,520,370Premium+672%
Ankara· Turkey
TRY 7,272,222
TRY 5,561,111 – TRY 9,838,889
TRY 430,273Premium+669%
Hanoi· Vietnam
₫4,675,000,000
₫3,575,000,000 – ₫6,325,000,000
₫301,927,083Premium+654%
Mumbai· India
₹15,583,333
₹11,916,667 – ₹21,083,333
₹973,958Premium+612%
Valparaiso· Chile
CLP 178,342,593
CLP 136,379,630 – CLP 241,287,037
CLP 11,146,412Premium+605%
Lima· Peru
PEN 692,593
PEN 529,630 – PEN 937,037
PEN 50,790Premium+602%
Marrakech· Morocco
MAD 1,870,000
MAD 1,430,000 – MAD 2,530,000
MAD 127,783Premium+596%
Bali· Indonesia
IDR 3,030,092,593
IDR 2,317,129,630 – IDR 4,099,537,037
IDR 219,681,713Premium+584%
Jakarta· Indonesia
IDR 3,030,092,593
IDR 2,317,129,630 – IDR 4,099,537,037
IDR 219,681,713Premium+580%
Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia
MYR 476,944
MYR 364,722 – MYR 645,278
MYR 32,989Premium+566%
Guadalajara· Mexico
MX$3,722,685
MX$2,846,759 – MX$5,036,574
MX$272,221Premium+566%
Casablanca· Morocco
MAD 1,870,000
MAD 1,430,000 – MAD 2,530,000
MAD 127,783Premium+517%
Bangalore· India
₹15,583,333
₹11,916,667 – ₹21,083,333
₹973,958Premium+504%
Bangkok· Thailand
THB 3,636,111
THB 2,780,556 – THB 4,919,444
THB 272,708Premium+496%
Johannesburg· South Africa
ZAR 3,462,963
ZAR 2,648,148 – ZAR 4,685,185
ZAR 233,750Premium+483%
Buenos Aires· Argentina
ARS 66,111,111
ARS 50,555,556 – ARS 89,444,444
ARS 4,076,852Premium+465%
Osaka· Japan
¥29,088,889
¥22,244,444 – ¥39,355,556
¥1,769,574Premium+452%
Santiago· Chile
CLP 178,342,593
CLP 136,379,630 – CLP 241,287,037
CLP 11,146,412Premium+449%
Istanbul· Turkey
TRY 7,272,222
TRY 5,561,111 – TRY 9,838,889
TRY 430,273Premium+447%
Medellin· Colombia
COP 761,851,852
COP 582,592,593 – COP 1,030,740,741
COP 49,520,370Premium+445%
Seoul· South Korea
₩279,555,556
₩213,777,778 – ₩378,222,222
₩18,404,074Premium+445%
Debrecen· Hungary
HUF 68,393,519
HUF 52,300,926 – HUF 92,532,407
HUF 3,790,141Premium+424%
Busan· South Korea
₩256,259,259
₩195,962,963 – ₩346,703,704
₩16,870,401Premium+422%
Cape Town· South Africa
ZAR 3,462,963
ZAR 2,648,148 – ZAR 4,685,185
ZAR 233,750Premium+392%
Taipei· Taiwan
NT$5,973,611
NT$4,568,056 – NT$8,081,944
NT$401,974Premium+366%
Rio de Janeiro· Brazil
R$1,004,259
R$767,963 – R$1,358,704
R$56,071Premium+360%
Tokyo· Japan
¥31,733,333
¥24,266,667 – ¥42,933,333
¥1,930,444Premium+355%
Mexico City· Mexico
MX$2,030,556
MX$1,552,778 – MX$2,747,222
MX$148,484Premium+349%
Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam
₫4,675,000,000
₫3,575,000,000 – ₫6,325,000,000
₫301,927,083Premium+348%
Thessaloniki· Greece
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,235Premium+324%
Brno· Czech Republic
CZK 4,242,130
CZK 3,243,981 – CZK 5,739,352
CZK 277,506Premium+308%
Budapest· Hungary
HUF 68,393,519
HUF 52,300,926 – HUF 92,532,407
HUF 3,790,141Premium+283%
Cluj-Napoca· Romania
RON 865,741
RON 662,037 – RON 1,171,296
RON 39,680Premium+276%
Bucharest· Romania
RON 865,741
RON 662,037 – RON 1,171,296
RON 39,680Premium+274%
Beijing· China
CN¥1,350,556
CN¥1,032,778 – CN¥1,827,222
CN¥88,912Premium+263%
Prague· Czech Republic
CZK 4,242,130
CZK 3,243,981 – CZK 5,739,352
CZK 277,506Premium+252%
Krakow· Poland
PLN 744,537
PLN 569,352 – PLN 1,007,315
PLN 43,121Premium+250%
Athens· Greece
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,235Premium+245%
Warsaw· Poland
PLN 744,537
PLN 569,352 – PLN 1,007,315
PLN 43,121Premium+242%
Jeddah· Saudi Arabia
SAR 701,250
SAR 536,250 – SAR 948,750
SAR 52,594Premium+237%
Valencia· Spain
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€10,908Premium+237%
Wellington· New Zealand
NZ$311,667
NZ$238,333 – NZ$421,667
NZ$21,557Premium+234%
São Paulo· Brazil
R$1,004,259
R$767,963 – R$1,358,704
R$56,071Premium+234%
Shanghai· China
CN¥1,350,556
CN¥1,032,778 – CN¥1,827,222
CN¥88,912Premium+233%
Toronto· Canada
CA$323,944
CA$247,722 – CA$438,278
CA$19,437Premium+220%
Montreal· Canada
CA$254,528
CA$194,639 – CA$344,361
CA$15,272Premium+216%
Singapore· Singapore
SGD 319,537
SGD 244,352 – SGD 432,315
SGD 25,030Premium+212%
Auckland· New Zealand
NZ$311,667
NZ$238,333 – NZ$421,667
NZ$21,557Premium+209%
Brisbane· Australia
A$285,694
A$218,472 – A$386,528
A$18,332Premium+202%
Gothenburg· Sweden
SEK 1,973,889
SEK 1,509,444 – SEK 2,670,556
SEK 106,919Premium+197%
Sydney· Australia
A$337,639
A$258,194 – A$456,806
A$21,665Premium+193%
Tallinn· Estonia
€125,926
€96,296 – €170,370
€8,227Premium+193%
Riyadh· Saudi Arabia
SAR 701,250
SAR 536,250 – SAR 948,750
SAR 52,594Premium+189%
Stockholm· Sweden
SEK 1,973,889
SEK 1,509,444 – SEK 2,670,556
SEK 106,919Premium+182%
Melbourne· Australia
A$285,694
A$218,472 – A$386,528
A$18,332Premium+174%
Lyon· France
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,235Premium+173%
Manchester· United Kingdom
£147,176
£112,546 – £199,120
£9,076Premium+167%
Florence· Italy
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,451Premium+165%
Antwerp· Belgium
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,946Premium+158%
Rome· Italy
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,451Premium+143%
Edinburgh· United Kingdom
£147,176
£112,546 – £199,120
£9,076Premium+140%
Vancouver· Canada
CA$254,528
CA$194,639 – CA$344,361
CA$15,272Premium+140%
New York· United States
$340,000
$260,000 – $460,000
$21,349Premium+138%
Vienna· Austria
€157,407
€120,370 – €212,963
€7,608Premium+137%
Brussels· Belgium
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,946Premium+134%
Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates
AED 687,398
AED 525,657 – AED 930,009
AED 54,419Premium+129%
Salzburg· Austria
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,369Premium+128%
Milan· Italy
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,451Premium+126%
Rotterdam· Netherlands
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€9,740Premium+124%
Porto· Portugal
€110,185
€84,259 – €149,074
€6,336Premium+122%
Zurich· Switzerland
CHF 254,213
CHF 194,398 – CHF 343,935
CHF 16,842Premium+119%
Cork· Ireland
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€10,245Premium+119%
Amsterdam· Netherlands
€204,630
€156,481 – €276,852
€11,510Premium+116%
Madrid· Spain
€125,926
€96,296 – €170,370
€7,933Premium+114%
Paris· France
€188,889
€144,444 – €255,556
€10,074Premium+111%
Lisbon· Portugal
€125,926
€96,296 – €170,370
€7,241Premium+103%
Oslo· Norway
NOK 2,008,519
NOK 1,535,926 – NOK 2,717,407
NOK 103,439Premium+96%
Berlin· Germany
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,369Premium+95%
London· United Kingdom
£187,315
£143,241 – £253,426
£11,551Premium+94%
Munich· Germany
€204,630
€156,481 – €276,852
€9,890Premium+91%
Barcelona· Spain
€125,926
€96,296 – €170,370
€7,933Premium+88%
Copenhagen· Denmark
DKK 1,409,111
DKK 1,077,556 – DKK 1,906,444
DKK 64,584Premium+84%
Hamburg· Germany
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,369Premium+83%
Dublin· Ireland
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€10,245Premium+82%
Frankfurt· Germany
€173,148
€132,407 – €234,259
€8,369Premium+79%
Austin· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+69%
Chicago· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+67%
Hong Kong· Hong Kong
HK$1,463,102
HK$1,118,843 – HK$1,979,491
HK$97,540Premium+56%
Tel Aviv· Israel
₪692,593
₪529,630 – ₪937,037
₪38,093Premium+50%
Seattle· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+44%
Los Angeles· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+43%
Miami· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+38%
Geneva· Switzerland
CHF 164,491
CHF 125,787 – CHF 222,546
CHF 10,898Premium+36%
San Francisco· United States
$187,000
$143,000 – $253,000
$11,742Premium+25%

See the full math per city

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