How much do principal engineers make?

• California averages $136,359 a year ($65.56 an hour)

• New Mexico averages $127,394 a year ($61.256 an hour)

• Nevada averages $123,326 a year ($59.296 an hour)

• Delaware averages $120,365 a year ($57.876 an hour)

• Alaska averages $119,376 a year ($57.396 an hour)

Lowest paying states for principal engineers:

• Montana averages $70,214 a year ($33.766 an hour)

• Arkansas averages $73,956 a year ($35.566 an hour)

• Nebraska averages $74,974 a year ($36.056 an hour)

• Iowa averages $78,455 a year ($37.726 an hour)

• South Dakota averages $81,850 a year ($39.356 an hour)

Principal engineers salary based on company:

• Google averages $353,000 a year (range: $280K - $450K)

• Western Digital averages $128,939 a year (range: $79K - $174K)

• Westinghouse averages $124,345 a year (range: $106K - $185K)

• Arm averages $169,245 a year (range: $139K - $224K)

• GLOBALFOUNDRIES averages $113,845 a year (range: $78K - $136K)

• Intel Corporation averages $214,513 a year (range: $130K - $292K)

• Cisco Systems averages $227,450 a year (range: $157K - $277K)

• Broadcom averages $170,179 a year (range: $117K - $209K)