Engineering manager salary reddit I wouldn't have chosen it if I knew how low it was. I started at $51k as an entry level EE right out of college and now I'm at $85k. Senior engineers at my company absolutely can and do make similar salaries to me in my project manager role. Went on vacation. Other careers seems to be significantly lower. 30+ years experience. I have not held an internship yet. Having highly skilled people way up in the department quit like that is normally a sign that the culture at the top is toxic or the people easily found better opportunities because maybe they found their pay ceiling at where you are still at. I did mechanical engineering, started estimating at $20/hr moved jobs to 45k for estimating left that place for 95k, came back to that other job for 110k and now leaving for a better job at 105k. it goes Jr IC -> IC -> Sr IC -> First Line Manager (or Principal / Staff IC) -> Director (Manager of Managers) -> VP (Manager of Directors) . yabmrwqyhbzksirizjitvjoqmlmusnaztkzpeioirijnmkopngfngyaoknrmxfyurmirlorfakz