DocuSign principal engineer salary

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Average DocuSign principal engineer salary

$155,415yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

Entry-level DocuSign principal engineer salary

$113,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does DocuSign pay principal engineers?

The average salary for DocuSign principal engineers is $155,415 per year. DocuSign principal engineer salaries range between $113,000 to $211,000 per year. DocuSign principal engineers earn 19% more than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at DocuSign can expect to make. Principal engineers at DocuSign make the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Washington, DC.

How much does DocuSign pay principal engineers by location?

DocuSign pays principal engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Washington, DC. Additionally, cities like Austin and Chicago also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at DocuSign.

Principal engineer DocuSign salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$185,270	$89.07
2	Seattle, WA	$175,046	$84.16
3	Washington, DC	$172,806	$83.08
4	Austin, TX	$144,628	$69.53
5	Chicago, IL	$143,116	$68.81
6	Rote, PA	$139,894	$67.26
7	New York, NY	$139,643	$67.14

Highest-paid DocuSign principal engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$176,421	$85	-
2	Principal Software Engineer	$173,402	$83	-
3	Staff Software Engineer	$170,219	$82	-
4	Head Engineer	$168,137	$81	-
5	Principal Project Engineer	$167,502	$81	-
6	Principal Design Engineer	$162,481	$78	-
7	Staff Engineer	$161,278	$78	-
8	Software Engineer Lead	$160,807	$77	3
9	Principal Systems Engineer	$160,694	$77	-
10	Project Lead Engineer	$159,453	$77	-

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Recent salaries for principal engineers at docusign

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Principal Engineer-Front End	Seattle, WA	06/27/2025	$202,800
Principal AI Engineer, Enterprise Applications	San Francisco, CA	06/19/2025	$202,800
Principal Engineer-Front End	Seattle, WA	03/29/2025	$195,500

Principal engineer salary at DocuSign competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Zendesk	$168,910	$81	2
2	Box	$168,887	$81	17
3	Mango Languages	$153,591	$74	-
4	Palantir	$152,870	$74	84
5	Juniper Networks	$151,316	$73	-
6	Madison Logic	$149,639	$72	-
7	Intuit	$148,655	$71	171
8	Client Profiles	$147,988	$71	-
9	RPost	$146,674	$71	-
10	BuyerZone	$145,080	$70	-
11	Dice	$143,089	$69	-
12	Quest Software	$142,713	$69	-
13	Citrix	$142,485	$69	-
14	Experian Data Quality	$142,081	$68	-
15	Workday	$141,783	$68	24
16	Highmetric	$141,160	$68	-
17	Coupa Software	$137,448	$66	4
18	Monster Worldwide	$133,964	$64	-
19	NetSuite	$131,472	$63	-
20	Bankrate	$126,448	$61	5

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