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Lead Engineer
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Lead Engineer · Target Enterprise, Inc. · All reported locations

For Lead Engineer at Target Enterprise, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $145,018. The sample denominator is 30 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed 2026-10-18. Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

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Lead Engineer · Eaton Corporation · All reported locations

For Lead Engineer at Eaton Corporation in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $132,110.83000000002. The sample denominator is 8 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed 2026-10-18. Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

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Lead Engineer · ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. · All reported locations

For Lead Engineer at ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $155,000. The sample denominator is 8 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.

Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.

Coverage refreshed 2026-10-18. Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

View benchmark details Cite Wages.fyi

Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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EMPLOYER / ROLE	TOTAL COMP	BASE SALARY	STOCK / YEAR	CASH BONUS	CONTEXT
TE Target Enterprise, Inc.Lead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$145,018	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort30 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
EC Eaton CorporationLead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$132,111	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
IM ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.Lead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$155,000	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
QG QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC.Lead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$127,565	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
AB Avis Budget Car Rental, LLCLead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$161,453	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
ES EGEN SOLUTIONS LLC.Lead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$150,396	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026
M MajescoLead EngineerAll reported locations	Not disclosedUSD · Median	$114,200	—	—	Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026

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