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Average Pinterest principal engineer salary

$165,556yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

Entry-level Pinterest principal engineer salary
$126,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Pinterest pay principal engineers?

The average salary for Pinterest principal engineers is $165,556 per year. Pinterest principal engineer salaries range between $126,000 to $216,000 per year. Pinterest principal engineers earn 27% more than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at Pinterest can expect to make. Principal engineers at Pinterest make the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Pinterest pay principal engineers by location?

Pinterest pays principal engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like undefined and undefined also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at Pinterest.

Principal engineer Pinterest salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$192,036$92.33
2Seattle, WA$183,218$88.09
3New York, NY$142,921$68.71

Highest-paid Pinterest principal engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$211,959$102-
2Principal Software Engineer$197,039$95-
3Principal Design Engineer$184,416$89-
4Staff Software Engineer$184,092$8912
5Principal Systems Engineer$183,749$88-
6Principle Software Engineer$181,069$87-
7Staff Design Engineer$178,521$86-
8Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$178,371$86-
9Principal Test Engineer$175,635$84-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$174,688$84-

Principal engineer salary at Pinterest competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Airbnb$189,323$9137
2Lyft$182,903$8822
3Meta$182,705$881338
4Yelp$179,744$86-
5Google$174,934$841021
6Broadcast.com$173,536$83-
7eBay$173,285$8332
8Tumblr$169,870$82-
9Yammer$169,076$81-
10National Register USA$168,612$81-
11Uber Technologies$167,312$801
12Houzz$166,843$80-
13StumbleUpon$165,179$79-
14Quora$164,277$795
15RiGHT BRAiN MEDiA$160,325$77-
16Muse$157,651$76-
17ReSound$156,425$75-
18LinkedIn$153,273$74139
19Automattic$148,707$713
20Foursquare$135,386$65-

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