Modeled career paths · Engineering management

Where does a Senior Engineering Manager go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Engineering Manager for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Engineering, Group+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of modeled moves out of Senior Engineering Manager go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Engineering, Division+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
50% of modeled moves out of Senior Engineering Manager go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.