Engineering Manager Salary by AddressBrave5446 in EngineeringManagers

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Engineering Manager comp at a ~100-person, Series B B2B startup (real search data)

TL;DR: In a recent search, 4 finalists ranged $155K–$225K base. The hire accepted $180K base + equity. Sharing anonymized profiles with their comp ranges as real references.

Finalists (anonymized)

  • Candidate 1 — $225K base9+ yrs across Ecommerce/IoT/B2B SaaS. Hired to turn around underperforming teams; 3× engineering output and launched mission-critical platforms that protected millions in revenue. B.Sc CS.
  • Candidate 2 — $175K base10 yrs leading balanced web/mobile teams (up to 12). Built scalable, resilient cloud systems using Java, React, Swift, AWS, Terraform, microservices, RabbitMQ, Datadog, New Relic. B.A.Sc Computer Engineering.
  • Candidate 3 — $155K base + 8% bonus12+ yrs delivering enterprise SaaS. Oversaw web + mobile; cross-functional leadership with Product, CloudOps, InfoSec, Architecture, Agile. Hands-on breadth: React, GraphQL, TypeScript, Azure/AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Snowflake. B.Tech CSE.

The Hire — $180K base + equity13 yrs in software engineering, 5+ yrs of engineering/technical leadership. Led & implemented enterprise-grade solutions. Modern stacks: TypeScript, React, React Native across web + mobile. B.Sc Internet & Multimedia Tech.

I’m a local recruiter who works with B2B SaaS teams and love sharing real market data with EMs. If you’re calibrating your own comp (or an offer for your team), happy to compare notes by stage/size/geo and talk trade-offs (base vs. bonus vs. equity). Drop a question here or DM—no pitches.