May be you should rethink about being tech lead. Even if they pay you more which would be about at max 20% of individual developer tech lead is not worth it. It

May be you should rethink about being tech lead. Even if they pay you more which would be about at max 20% of individual developer tech lead is not worth it. It limits your future prospects as a developer. As an IC you have far more opportunists and can switch jobs anywhere from 30 to 50% hike. But with the tech lead position switching jobs is not easy. But the most important problem is time. You spend so much time in managing which you could invest in honing your skills or updating your skills. In my experience being IC gives lots of freedom and the time invested is always useful in honing the tech skills.