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Average Ciena principal engineer salary

$133,410yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

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

How much does Ciena pay principal engineers?

The average salary for Ciena principal engineers is $133,410 per year. Ciena principal engineer salaries range between $104,000 to $171,000 per year. Ciena principal engineers earn 2% more than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at Ciena can expect to make. Principal engineers at Ciena make the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Austin, TX.

How much does Ciena pay principal engineers by location?

Ciena pays principal engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Greenwood Village and Acton also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at Ciena.

Principal engineer Ciena salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$159,676$76.77
2Spokane Valley, WA$138,837$66.75
3Austin, TX$128,159$61.61
4Greenwood Village, CO$126,591$60.86
5Acton, MA$124,213$59.72
6Linthicum, MD$124,069$59.65
7Middletown, NJ$117,607$56.54
8Alpharetta, GA$111,078$53.40
9New York, NY$107,562$51.71
10Miramar, FL$107,065$51.47

Highest-paid Ciena principal engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$159,504$77-
2Principal Software Engineer$155,964$75-
3Principle Software Engineer$149,633$72-
4Staff Software Engineer$148,957$72-
5Principal Design Engineer$147,935$711
6Principal Hardware Engineer$143,650$69-
7Software Engineer Lead$143,311$69-
8Senior Computer Engineer$142,714$69-
9Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$140,999$68-
10Staff Design Engineer$139,323$67-

Principal engineer salary at Ciena competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Tellabs$155,265$75-
2Acme Packet$150,419$72-
3Netgear$147,006$71-
4Harmonic$141,697$6810
5CableLabs$136,167$651
6Dialogic Corp.$133,767$64-
7Solid Technologies$133,618$64-
8Ericsson$133,590$643
9SeaChange International$133,486$64-
10Nokia$132,843$6440
11NextWave Wireless$132,571$64-
12Terayon$132,081$64-
13Sonus$129,423$62-
14Nokia Networks Inc$128,902$62-
15EXFO$127,099$61-
16Cambium Networks$126,828$61-
17Lucent$126,054$61-
18ST Engineering iDirect$125,964$61-
19Zetron$123,294$595
20Tekelec$100,247$48-

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