Salary by city · Engineering manager
Best cities for a Engineering manager: salary vs cost of living
First-line engineering manager owning 4-10 ICs at a tech-product company.
NYC P50 anchor: $235,000/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
First-line engineering managers in this band own a team of 4-10 engineers, are accountable for delivery and team health, and typically retain enough technical depth to do code reviews and architectural input. Career path: 5+ years as a senior IC, then 1-3 years in management.
Public tech companies and scale-ups anchor the highest bands; equity is a major component of total compensation, often exceeding base salary at the senior-EM level. Mid-band: enterprise SaaS, fintech, regional tech leaders. Senior EMs (managing managers) sit a tier above this band — not covered here.
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.
| City | P25 / P50 / P75 (gross/year) | Net / month at P50 | Best tier | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria· Egypt | EGP 6,342,824 EGP 4,993,287 – EGP 8,232,176 | EGP 417,569 | Premium | +1318% |
| Cairo· Egypt | EGP 6,342,824 EGP 4,993,287 – EGP 8,232,176 | EGP 417,569 | Premium | +1021% |
| Cordoba· Argentina | ARS 125,659,722 ARS 98,923,611 – ARS 163,090,278 | ARS 7,749,016 | Premium | +740% |
| Cebu· Philippines | ₱7,419,907 ₱5,841,204 – ₱9,630,093 | ₱519,393 | Premium | +609% |
| Delhi· India | ₹10,770,833 ₹8,479,167 – ₹13,979,167 | ₹673,177 | Premium | +588% |
| Arequipa· Peru | PEN 478,704 PEN 376,852 – PEN 621,296 | PEN 35,105 | Premium | +578% |
| Chiang Mai· Thailand | THB 4,607,523 THB 3,627,199 – THB 5,979,977 | THB 345,564 | Premium | +551% |
| Penang· Malaysia | MYR 604,363 MYR 475,775 – MYR 784,387 | MYR 41,802 | Premium | +546% |
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 561,498 AED 442,030 – AED 728,752 | AED 44,452 | Premium | +535% |
| Manila· Philippines | ₱7,419,907 ₱5,841,204 – ₱9,630,093 | ₱519,393 | Premium | +446% |
| Bogota· Colombia | COP 526,574,074 COP 414,537,037 – COP 683,425,926 | COP 34,227,315 | Premium | +434% |
| Ankara· Turkey | TRY 5,026,389 TRY 3,956,944 – TRY 6,523,611 | TRY 297,395 | Premium | +431% |
| Hanoi· Vietnam | ₫3,231,250,000 ₫2,543,750,000 – ₫4,193,750,000 | ₫208,684,896 | Premium | +421% |
| Mumbai· India | ₹10,770,833 ₹8,479,167 – ₹13,979,167 | ₹673,177 | Premium | +392% |
| Valparaiso· Chile | CLP 123,266,204 CLP 97,039,352 – CLP 159,983,796 | CLP 7,704,138 | Premium | +388% |
| Lima· Peru | PEN 478,704 PEN 376,852 – PEN 621,296 | PEN 35,105 | Premium | +385% |
| Marrakech· Morocco | MAD 1,292,500 MAD 1,017,500 – MAD 1,677,500 | MAD 88,321 | Premium | +381% |
| Bali· Indonesia | IDR 2,094,328,704 IDR 1,648,726,852 – IDR 2,718,171,296 | IDR 151,838,831 | Premium | +373% |
| Jakarta· Indonesia | IDR 2,094,328,704 IDR 1,648,726,852 – IDR 2,718,171,296 | IDR 151,838,831 | Premium | +370% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 329,653 MYR 259,514 – MYR 427,847 | MYR 22,801 | Premium | +361% |
| Guadalajara· Mexico | MX$2,573,032 MX$2,025,579 – MX$3,339,468 | MX$188,153 | Premium | +361% |
| Casablanca· Morocco | MAD 1,292,500 MAD 1,017,500 – MAD 1,677,500 | MAD 88,321 | Premium | +326% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹10,770,833 ₹8,479,167 – ₹13,979,167 | ₹673,177 | Premium | +317% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 2,513,194 THB 1,978,472 – THB 3,261,806 | THB 188,490 | Premium | +312% |
| Johannesburg· South Africa | ZAR 2,393,519 ZAR 1,884,259 – ZAR 3,106,481 | ZAR 161,563 | Premium | +303% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 45,694,444 ARS 35,972,222 – ARS 59,305,556 | ARS 2,817,824 | Premium | +290% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥20,105,556 ¥15,827,778 – ¥26,094,444 | ¥1,223,088 | Premium | +281% |
| Santiago· Chile | CLP 123,266,204 CLP 97,039,352 – CLP 159,983,796 | CLP 7,704,138 | Premium | +279% |
| Istanbul· Turkey | TRY 5,026,389 TRY 3,956,944 – TRY 6,523,611 | TRY 297,395 | Premium | +278% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 526,574,074 COP 414,537,037 – COP 683,425,926 | COP 34,227,315 | Premium | +276% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩193,222,222 ₩152,111,111 – ₩250,777,778 | ₩12,720,463 | Premium | +276% |
| Debrecen· Hungary | HUF 47,271,991 HUF 37,214,120 – HUF 61,353,009 | HUF 2,619,656 | Premium | +262% |
| Busan· South Korea | ₩177,120,370 ₩139,435,185 – ₩229,879,630 | ₩11,660,424 | Premium | +261% |
| Cape Town· South Africa | ZAR 2,393,519 ZAR 1,884,259 – ZAR 3,106,481 | ZAR 161,563 | Premium | +240% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$4,128,819 NT$3,250,347 – NT$5,358,681 | NT$277,835 | Premium | +222% |
| Rio de Janeiro· Brazil | R$694,120 R$546,435 – R$900,880 | R$38,755 | Premium | +218% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥21,933,333 ¥17,266,667 – ¥28,466,667 | ¥1,334,278 | Premium | +215% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$1,403,472 MX$1,104,861 – MX$1,821,528 | MX$102,629 | Premium | +210% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫3,231,250,000 ₫2,543,750,000 – ₫4,193,750,000 | ₫208,684,896 | Premium | +210% |
| Thessaloniki· Greece | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,383 | Premium | +193% |
| Brno· Czech Republic | CZK 2,932,060 CZK 2,308,218 – CZK 3,805,440 | CZK 191,806 | Premium | +182% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 47,271,991 HUF 37,214,120 – HUF 61,353,009 | HUF 2,619,656 | Premium | +165% |
| Cluj-Napoca· Romania | RON 598,380 RON 471,065 – RON 776,620 | RON 27,426 | Premium | +160% |
| Bucharest· Romania | RON 598,380 RON 471,065 – RON 776,620 | RON 27,426 | Premium | +159% |
| Beijing· China | CN¥933,472 CN¥734,861 – CN¥1,211,528 | CN¥61,454 | Premium | +151% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 2,932,060 CZK 2,308,218 – CZK 3,805,440 | CZK 191,806 | Premium | +144% |
| Krakow· Poland | PLN 514,606 PLN 405,116 – PLN 667,894 | PLN 29,804 | Premium | +142% |
| Athens· Greece | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,383 | Premium | +139% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 514,606 PLN 405,116 – PLN 667,894 | PLN 29,804 | Premium | +136% |
| Jeddah· Saudi Arabia | SAR 484,687 SAR 381,562 – SAR 629,062 | SAR 36,352 | Premium | +133% |
| Valencia· Spain | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €7,540 | Premium | +133% |
| Wellington· New Zealand | NZ$215,417 NZ$169,583 – NZ$279,583 | NZ$14,900 | Premium | +131% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$694,120 R$546,435 – R$900,880 | R$38,755 | Premium | +131% |
| Shanghai· China | CN¥933,472 CN¥734,861 – CN¥1,211,528 | CN¥61,454 | Premium | +130% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$223,903 CA$176,264 – CA$290,597 | CA$13,434 | Premium | +121% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$175,924 CA$138,493 – CA$228,326 | CA$10,555 | Premium | +119% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 220,856 SGD 173,866 – SGD 286,644 | SGD 17,300 | Premium | +116% |
| Auckland· New Zealand | NZ$215,417 NZ$169,583 – NZ$279,583 | NZ$14,900 | Premium | +114% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$197,465 A$155,451 – A$256,285 | A$12,671 | Premium | +109% |
| Gothenburg· Sweden | SEK 1,364,306 SEK 1,074,028 – SEK 1,770,694 | SEK 73,900 | Premium | +105% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$233,368 A$183,715 – A$302,882 | A$14,974 | Premium | +103% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €87,037 €68,519 – €112,963 | €5,686 | Premium | +102% |
| Riyadh· Saudi Arabia | SAR 484,687 SAR 381,562 – SAR 629,062 | SAR 36,352 | Premium | +100% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 1,364,306 SEK 1,074,028 – SEK 1,770,694 | SEK 73,900 | Premium | +95% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$197,465 A$155,451 – A$256,285 | A$12,671 | Premium | +90% |
| Lyon· France | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,383 | Premium | +89% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £101,725 £80,081 – £132,025 | £6,273 | Premium | +85% |
| Florence· Italy | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,532 | Premium | +83% |
| Antwerp· Belgium | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,183 | Premium | +79% |
| Rome· Italy | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,532 | Premium | +68% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £101,725 £80,081 – £132,025 | £6,273 | Premium | +66% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$175,924 CA$138,493 – CA$228,326 | CA$10,555 | Premium | +66% |
| New York· United States | $235,000 $185,000 – $305,000 | $14,756 | Premium | +65% |
| Vienna· Austria | €108,796 €85,648 – €141,204 | €5,258 | Premium | +64% |
| Brussels· Belgium | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,183 | Premium | +62% |
| Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates | AED 475,113 AED 374,025 – AED 616,637 | AED 37,613 | Premium | +58% |
| Salzburg· Austria | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €5,784 | Premium | +58% |
| Milan· Italy | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,532 | Premium | +56% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €6,732 | Premium | +55% |
| Porto· Portugal | €76,157 €59,954 – €98,843 | €4,379 | Premium | +54% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 175,706 CHF 138,322 – CHF 228,044 | CHF 11,641 | Premium | +52% |
| Cork· Ireland | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €7,081 | Premium | +51% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €141,435 €111,343 – €183,565 | €7,956 | Premium | +49% |
| Madrid· Spain | €87,037 €68,519 – €112,963 | €5,483 | Premium | +48% |
| Paris· France | €130,556 €102,778 – €169,444 | €6,963 | Premium | +46% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €87,037 €68,519 – €112,963 | €5,005 | Premium | +41% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 1,388,241 NOK 1,092,870 – NOK 1,801,759 | NOK 71,494 | Premium | +36% |
| Berlin· Germany | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €5,784 | Premium | +35% |
| London· United Kingdom | £129,468 £101,921 – £168,032 | £7,984 | Premium | +34% |
| Munich· Germany | €141,435 €111,343 – €183,565 | €6,836 | Premium | +32% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €87,037 €68,519 – €112,963 | €5,483 | Premium | +30% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 973,944 DKK 766,722 – DKK 1,264,056 | DKK 44,639 | Premium | +27% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €5,784 | Premium | +27% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €7,081 | Premium | +26% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €119,676 €94,213 – €155,324 | €5,784 | Premium | +24% |
| Austin· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Premium | +17% |
| Chicago· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Premium | +15% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$1,011,262 HK$796,100 – HK$1,312,488 | HK$67,417 | Premium | +8% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪478,704 ₪376,852 – ₪621,296 | ₪26,329 | Premium | +3% |
| Los Angeles· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Comfortable | +23% |
| Seattle· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Comfortable | +23% |
| Geneva· Switzerland | CHF 113,692 CHF 89,502 – CHF 147,558 | CHF 7,532 | Comfortable | +19% |
| Miami· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Comfortable | +18% |
| San Francisco· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,116 | Comfortable | +7% |
See the full math per city
Click any city in the table above for the full breakdown: gross-to-net derivation, monthly budget allocation, tier-by-tier salary requirements, and what the band would actually buy you locally. Or jump to the calculator for your own inputs.