Check my payRelease Engineer salary by level
Release and Build Engineering pay in 2026, from entry level to VP, in the highest-paying US markets.
Modeled estimate · Updated October 2026Median base salary, Senior Release Engineer, top-tier markets
From entry level to VP, medians run from $97k to $385k.
Individual contributor track
Median base salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Seattle.
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Release EngineerIC1 Associate / Entry | $97k |
| Release EngineerIC2 Mid-level | $133k |
| Senior Release EngineerIC3 Senior | $175k |
| Staff Release EngineerIC4 Staff / Lead | $214k |
| Principal Release EngineerIC5 Senior Staff / Principal | $249k |
| Distinguished Release EngineerIC6 Distinguished | $289k |
Management track
| Title | Median base |
|---|---|
| Associate Manager, Release and Build EngineeringM2 Associate Manager | $184k |
| Manager, Release and Build EngineeringM3 Manager | $214k |
| Senior Manager, Release and Build EngineeringM4 Senior Manager | $249k |
| Director, Release and Build EngineeringM5 Director | $294k |
| Senior Director, Release and Build EngineeringM6 Senior Director | $333k |
| VP, Release and Build EngineeringE1 Vice President | $385k |
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Where do these numbers come from?
They are modeled estimates built by compensation practitioners from publicly discussed pay and from how companies typically structure salary ranges by level and location. They are not survey results and not any company's actual ranges. Use them to get oriented before a pay conversation, not as an exact offer number.