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Average Autodesk principal engineer salary

$135,859yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

Entry-level Autodesk principal engineer salary
$104,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Autodesk pay principal engineers?

The average salary for Autodesk principal engineers is $135,859 per year. Autodesk principal engineer salaries range between $104,000 to $176,000 per year. Autodesk principal engineers earn 4% more than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at Autodesk can expect to make. Principal engineers at Autodesk make the most in San Francisco, CA, Colorado City, TX, and Portland, OR.

How much does Autodesk pay principal engineers by location?

Autodesk pays principal engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Colorado City, TX, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like Boston and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at Autodesk.

Principal engineer Autodesk salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$155,707$74.86
2Colorado City, TX$137,114$65.92
3Portland, OR$134,580$64.70
4Boston, MA$127,522$61.31
5Denver, CO$125,832$60.50
6California, MD$121,965$58.64
7Manchester, NH$119,620$57.51
8Atlanta, GA$116,257$55.89
9New York, NY$108,242$52.04
10Novi, MI$106,430$51.17

Highest-paid Autodesk principal engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$169,936$82-
2Principal Software Engineer$150,427$7213
3Principal Systems Engineer$150,114$72-
4Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$147,064$71-
5Senior Principal Engineer$145,610$7022
6Senior Staff Engineer$145,026$70-
7Principal Design Engineer$143,538$69-
8Staff Software Engineer$142,732$69-
9Head Engineer$142,396$68-
10Principle Software Engineer$141,595$68-

Recent salaries for principal engineers at autodesk

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Principal Servicenow Engineer(Fedramp)San Francisco, CA06/10/2025$141,400
Principal Servicenow Engineer(Fedramp)Novi, MI06/10/2025$141,400
Principal Engineer, SalesforceSan Francisco, CA03/11/2025$141,400
Principal EngineerSan Francisco, CA02/13/2025$199,003
Principal Engineer-Machine LearningSan Francisco, CA01/26/2025$146,900

Principal engineer salary at Autodesk competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Adobe$151,597$73130
2Bazaarvoice$146,739$71-
3Brightcove$142,583$69-
4ProQuest$139,831$671
5Thomson Reuters$135,741$6548
6Riverside Publishing$134,773$65-
7Symphony Health Solutions$133,666$64-
8Wink Communications$132,900$64-
9Imagine Communications$130,779$63-
10Viasat$130,728$6325
11Sensis$128,897$62-
12IgnitionOne$127,914$62-
13Dow Jones$127,369$611
14Synapse Group$126,836$61-
15PatientKeeper$125,680$60-
16EMC$125,621$60-
17Omicron Media$124,963$601
18Swiftpage$124,056$60-
19PTC$115,025$5510
20Bentley Systems$112,029$549

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