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 6,102,673 EGP 4,804,232 – EGP 7,920,490 | EGP 401,759 | Premium | +841% |
| Delhi· India | ₹12,447,149 ₹9,798,820 – ₹16,154,811 | ₹777,947 | Premium | +660% |
| Cairo· Egypt | EGP 6,102,673 EGP 4,804,232 – EGP 7,920,490 | EGP 401,759 | Premium | +611% |
| Bangalore· India | ₹12,447,149 ₹9,798,820 – ₹16,154,811 | ₹777,947 | Premium | +574% |
| Arequipa· Peru | PEN 460,579 PEN 362,584 – PEN 597,773 | PEN 33,776 | Premium | +552% |
| Jakarta· Indonesia | IDR 2,320,051,893 IDR 1,826,423,831 – IDR 3,011,131,180 | IDR 168,203,762 | Premium | +518% |
| Chiang Mai· Thailand | THB 4,342,109 THB 3,418,256 – THB 5,635,503 | THB 325,658 | Premium | +445% |
| Penang· Malaysia | MYR 527,927 MYR 415,602 – MYR 685,182 | MYR 36,515 | Premium | +433% |
| Valparaiso· Chile | CLP 118,599,109 CLP 93,365,256 – CLP 153,926,503 | CLP 8,188,280 | Premium | +418% |
| Hanoi· Vietnam | ₫3,108,908,686 ₫2,447,438,753 – ₫4,034,966,592 | ₫200,783,686 | Premium | +406% |
| Bogota· Colombia | COP 506,636,971 COP 398,841,871 – COP 657,550,111 | COP 38,842,168 | Premium | +404% |
| Cebu· Philippines | ₱8,091,223 ₱6,369,686 – ₱10,501,374 | ₱566,386 | Premium | +397% |
| Marrakech· Morocco | MAD 1,243,563 MAD 978,976 – MAD 1,613,987 | MAD 84,977 | Premium | +396% |
| Mumbai· India | ₹12,447,149 ₹9,798,820 – ₹16,154,811 | ₹777,947 | Premium | +374% |
| Manila· Philippines | ₱8,091,223 ₱6,369,686 – ₱10,501,374 | ₱566,386 | Premium | +363% |
| Lima· Peru | PEN 460,579 PEN 362,584 – PEN 597,773 | PEN 33,776 | Premium | +339% |
| Casablanca· Morocco | MAD 1,243,563 MAD 978,976 – MAD 1,613,987 | MAD 84,977 | Premium | +330% |
| Ho Chi Minh City· Vietnam | ₫3,108,908,686 ₫2,447,438,753 – ₫4,034,966,592 | ₫200,783,686 | Premium | +326% |
| Medellin· Colombia | COP 506,636,971 COP 398,841,871 – COP 657,550,111 | COP 38,842,168 | Premium | +319% |
| Santiago· Chile | CLP 118,599,109 CLP 93,365,256 – CLP 153,926,503 | CLP 8,188,280 | Premium | +286% |
| Johannesburg· South Africa | ZAR 2,162,419 ZAR 1,702,330 – ZAR 2,806,543 | ZAR 145,963 | Premium | +286% |
| Guadalajara· Mexico | MX$2,369,679 MX$1,865,492 – MX$3,075,541 | MX$175,810 | Premium | +265% |
| Bali· Indonesia | IDR 2,320,051,893 IDR 1,826,423,831 – IDR 3,011,131,180 | IDR 168,203,762 | Premium | +253% |
| Cordoba· Argentina | ARS 120,902,004 ARS 95,178,174 – ARS 156,915,367 | ARS 7,455,624 | Premium | +248% |
| Osaka· Japan | ¥20,380,624 ¥16,044,321 – ¥26,451,448 | ¥1,315,230 | Premium | +238% |
| Ankara· Turkey | TRY 6,352,537 TRY 5,000,933 – TRY 8,244,782 | TRY 383,270 | Premium | +234% |
| Jeddah· Saudi Arabia | SAR 466,336 SAR 367,116 – SAR 605,245 | SAR 34,975 | Premium | +233% |
| Beijing· China | CN¥866,568 CN¥682,192 – CN¥1,124,695 | CN¥57,049 | Premium | +219% |
| Shanghai· China | CN¥866,568 CN¥682,192 – CN¥1,124,695 | CN¥57,049 | Premium | +213% |
| São Paulo· Brazil | R$674,863 R$531,276 – R$875,887 | R$37,680 | Premium | +210% |
| Debrecen· Hungary | HUF 42,511,448 HUF 33,466,459 – HUF 55,174,432 | HUF 2,355,843 | Premium | +201% |
| Thessaloniki· Greece | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €7,219 | Premium | +201% |
| Cape Town· South Africa | ZAR 2,162,419 ZAR 1,702,330 – ZAR 2,806,543 | ZAR 145,963 | Premium | +200% |
| Rio de Janeiro· Brazil | R$674,863 R$531,276 – R$875,887 | R$37,680 | Premium | +192% |
| Seoul· South Korea | ₩190,051,670 ₩149,615,145 – ₩246,662,806 | ₩13,265,607 | Premium | +191% |
| Athens· Greece | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €7,219 | Premium | +185% |
| Taipei· Taiwan | NT$3,972,494 NT$3,127,283 – NT$5,155,791 | NT$267,316 | Premium | +182% |
| Krakow· Poland | PLN 504,046 PLN 396,802 – PLN 654,188 | PLN 32,108 | Premium | +180% |
| Brno· Czech Republic | CZK 2,817,592 CZK 2,218,105 – CZK 3,656,875 | CZK 187,816 | Premium | +177% |
| Busan· South Korea | ₩174,214,031 ₩137,147,216 – ₩226,107,572 | ₩12,160,139 | Premium | +175% |
| Istanbul· Turkey | TRY 6,352,537 TRY 5,000,933 – TRY 8,244,782 | TRY 383,270 | Premium | +170% |
| Prague· Czech Republic | CZK 2,817,592 CZK 2,218,105 – CZK 3,656,875 | CZK 187,816 | Premium | +159% |
| Riyadh· Saudi Arabia | SAR 466,336 SAR 367,116 – SAR 605,245 | SAR 34,975 | Premium | +156% |
| Budapest· Hungary | HUF 42,511,448 HUF 33,466,459 – HUF 55,174,432 | HUF 2,355,843 | Premium | +152% |
| Tokyo· Japan | ¥22,233,408 ¥17,502,895 – ¥28,856,125 | ¥1,434,796 | Premium | +148% |
| Cluj-Napoca· Romania | RON 615,886 RON 484,847 – RON 799,342 | RON 28,228 | Premium | +143% |
| Bucharest· Romania | RON 615,886 RON 484,847 – RON 799,342 | RON 28,228 | Premium | +140% |
| Warsaw· Poland | PLN 504,046 PLN 396,802 – PLN 654,188 | PLN 32,108 | Premium | +140% |
| Toronto· Canada | CA$234,242 CA$184,403 – CA$304,016 | CA$14,529 | Premium | +135% |
| Kuala Lumpur· Malaysia | MYR 287,960 MYR 226,692 – MYR 373,736 | MYR 19,917 | Premium | +133% |
| Gothenburg· Sweden | SEK 1,299,984 SEK 1,023,392 – SEK 1,687,214 | SEK 82,441 | Premium | +130% |
| Valencia· Spain | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €7,479 | Premium | +126% |
| Lyon· France | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,954 | Premium | +125% |
| Wellington· New Zealand | NZ$230,313 NZ$181,310 – NZ$298,916 | NZ$15,153 | Premium | +123% |
| Bangkok· Thailand | THB 2,368,423 THB 1,864,503 – THB 3,073,911 | THB 177,632 | Premium | +122% |
| Montreal· Canada | CA$184,047 CA$144,888 – CA$238,870 | CA$11,416 | Premium | +121% |
| Auckland· New Zealand | NZ$230,313 NZ$181,310 – NZ$298,916 | NZ$15,153 | Premium | +120% |
| Rome· Italy | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,936 | Premium | +114% |
| Dubai· United Arab Emirates | AED 540,238 AED 425,294 – AED 701,160 | AED 42,769 | Premium | +102% |
| Abu Dhabi· United Arab Emirates | AED 457,125 AED 359,864 – AED 593,290 | AED 36,189 | Premium | +100% |
| Tallinn· Estonia | €83,742 €65,924 – €108,686 | €5,663 | Premium | +97% |
| Singapore· Singapore | SGD 210,531 SGD 165,737 – SGD 273,242 | SGD 16,492 | Premium | +94% |
| Paris· France | €125,612 €98,886 – €163,029 | €7,586 | Premium | +84% |
| Florence· Italy | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,936 | Premium | +78% |
| Edinburgh· United Kingdom | £97,908 £77,076 – £127,072 | £6,229 | Premium | +75% |
| Salzburg· Austria | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,435 | Premium | +75% |
| Melbourne· Australia | A$186,258 A$146,629 – A$241,739 | A$11,652 | Premium | +73% |
| Antwerp· Belgium | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €5,763 | Premium | +72% |
| Mexico City· Mexico | MX$1,292,552 MX$1,017,541 – MX$1,677,568 | MX$95,897 | Premium | +71% |
| Zurich· Switzerland | CHF 165,121 CHF 129,989 – CHF 214,306 | CHF 11,205 | Premium | +71% |
| Manchester· United Kingdom | £97,908 £77,076 – £127,072 | £6,229 | Premium | +71% |
| Vancouver· Canada | CA$184,047 CA$144,888 – CA$238,870 | CA$11,416 | Premium | +70% |
| Brisbane· Australia | A$186,258 A$146,629 – A$241,739 | A$11,652 | Premium | +67% |
| Stockholm· Sweden | SEK 1,299,984 SEK 1,023,392 – SEK 1,687,214 | SEK 82,441 | Premium | +67% |
| Hamburg· Germany | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,004 | Premium | +63% |
| Sydney· Australia | A$220,123 A$173,289 – A$285,692 | A$13,771 | Premium | +63% |
| Austin· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Premium | +60% |
| Munich· Germany | €136,080 €107,127 – €176,615 | €7,095 | Premium | +59% |
| Vienna· Austria | €104,677 €82,405 – €135,857 | €5,850 | Premium | +59% |
| Milan· Italy | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,936 | Premium | +58% |
| Hong Kong· Hong Kong | HK$1,014,241 HK$798,445 – HK$1,316,356 | HK$67,616 | Premium | +58% |
| Rotterdam· Netherlands | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,971 | Premium | +57% |
| Frankfurt· Germany | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,004 | Premium | +56% |
| New York· United States | $235,000 $185,000 – $305,000 | $14,834 | Premium | +54% |
| Berlin· Germany | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,004 | Premium | +53% |
| Madrid· Spain | €83,742 €65,924 – €108,686 | €5,439 | Premium | +50% |
| Amsterdam· Netherlands | €136,080 €107,127 – €176,615 | €8,239 | Premium | +48% |
| Brussels· Belgium | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €5,763 | Premium | +48% |
| London· United Kingdom | £124,610 £98,097 – £161,727 | £7,928 | Premium | +47% |
| Barcelona· Spain | €83,742 €65,924 – €108,686 | €5,439 | Premium | +43% |
| Porto· Portugal | €73,274 €57,684 – €95,100 | €4,363 | Premium | +43% |
| Cork· Ireland | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,913 | Premium | +40% |
| Lisbon· Portugal | €83,742 €65,924 – €108,686 | €4,986 | Premium | +37% |
| Copenhagen· Denmark | DKK 938,777 DKK 739,038 – DKK 1,218,413 | DKK 50,076 | Premium | +36% |
| Chicago· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Premium | +36% |
| Oslo· Norway | NOK 1,247,018 NOK 981,695 – NOK 1,618,470 | NOK 74,717 | Premium | +33% |
| Tel Aviv· Israel | ₪396,190 ₪311,894 – ₪514,204 | ₪25,482 | Premium | +32% |
| Dublin· Ireland | €115,145 €90,646 – €149,443 | €6,913 | Premium | +31% |
| Seattle· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Premium | +24% |
| Los Angeles· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Premium | +21% |
| Geneva· Switzerland | CHF 106,843 CHF 84,110 – CHF 138,668 | CHF 7,250 | Premium | +20% |
| Miami· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Premium | +18% |
| Buenos Aires· Argentina | ARS 43,964,365 ARS 34,610,245 – ARS 57,060,134 | ARS 2,711,136 | Premium | +3% |
| San Francisco· United States | $129,250 $101,750 – $167,750 | $8,159 | Comfortable | +14% |
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.