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Average EchoStar principal engineer salary

$122,595yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

Entry-level EchoStar principal engineer salary
$93,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does EchoStar pay principal engineers?

The average salary for EchoStar principal engineers is $122,595 per year. EchoStar principal engineer salaries range between $93,000 to $160,000 per year. EchoStar principal engineers earn 6% less than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at EchoStar can expect to make. Principal engineers at EchoStar make the most in Foster City, CA, Gilbert, AZ, and Germantown, MD.

How much does EchoStar pay principal engineers by location?

EchoStar pays principal engineers the most in Foster City, CA, Gilbert, AZ, and Germantown, MD. Additionally, cities like Englewood and Atlanta also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at EchoStar.

Principal engineer EchoStar salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Foster City, CA$153,678$73.88
2Gilbert, AZ$131,087$63.02
3Germantown, MD$127,949$61.51
4Englewood, CO$122,937$59.10
5Atlanta, GA$121,273$58.30
6American Fork, UT$113,371$54.51
7Cheyenne, WY$99,782$47.97

Highest-paid EchoStar principal engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Staff Systems Engineer$125,784$60-
2Principal Systems Engineer$125,158$60-
3Senior Software Engineer Manager$124,847$60-
4Staff Design Engineer$123,470$59-
5Principal Design Engineer$123,418$59-
6Senior Staff Engineer$123,030$59-
7Senior Member Technical Staff$123,027$59-
8Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$122,542$59-
9Principle Engineer, Systems Engineering$122,406$59-
10Principal Firmware Engineer$120,778$58-

Recent salaries for principal engineers at echostar

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Principal Satellite Payload EngineerGermantown, MD03/28/2025$144,000
Principal Satellite Payload EngineerGermantown, MD02/27/2025$144,000
Principal Satellite Payload EngineerGermantown, MD01/26/2025$139,000
Principal Engineer I “ Security OperationsGermantown, MD01/17/2025$137,759

Principal engineer salary at EchoStar competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Shentel$139,328$671
2Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems$138,701$67-
3Cavalier Telephone$136,750$66-
4IDT$132,386$641
5Intelsat$132,247$641
6Bellsouth Telecommunications Inc$131,877$63-
7Cox Communications$131,197$63-
8KVH Industries$130,087$63-
9Hargray Communications$126,781$61-
10Powernet$126,483$61-
11Consolidated Communications$125,241$60-
12Covista Communications$123,269$59-
13Arvig$122,903$59-
14Telephone network$122,509$59-
15Cablevision$122,243$59-
16Hotwire Communications$122,141$591
17Cable ONE$120,433$58-
18DISH Network$118,835$57-
19AMA TechTel$118,492$57-
20Hughes$114,364$551

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