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Principal Engineer Salary
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Map of Principal Engineer Salaries
The darker areas on the map show where Principal Engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Average Principal Engineer Salary By Location
If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to California, New Mexico and Arizona, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for principal engineers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Ohio, Arkansas, and Indiana.
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Average Principal Engineer Salary By Company
To earn a high income as a principal engineer, working for Microsoft or Google might be your best bet, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. In addition, companies like VMware and QLogic report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers.
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Principal Engineer Salary History
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Average Principal Engineer Pay By Industry
The salary for a principal engineer can vary depending on what industry the job is in. The highest salaries for principal engineers tend to be found in telecommunication, technology, and utilities companies. In fact, principal engineers can make a yearly salary of $141,732 while working for telecommunication companies.
Principal Engineer Salary By Experience Level
Recently Added Principal Engineer Salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indeed.com Indeed.com Principal Engineer IV-Architecture | Principal Engineer IV-Architecture Principal Engineer IV-Architecture | Seattle, WA Seattle, WA | 10/30/2020 10/30/2020 | $224,000 $224,000 10/30/2020 |
Washington State Washington State Principal Engineer (Sr/Sp APP DEV) Lacey-Internal Only | Principal Engineer (Sr/Sp APP DEV) Lacey-Internal Only Principal Engineer (Sr/Sp APP DEV) Lacey-Internal Only | Lacey, WA Lacey, WA | 10/22/2020 10/22/2020 | $85,476 $85,476 10/22/2020 |
Randstad Randstad Principal Engineer | Principal Engineer Principal Engineer | Norman, OK Norman, OK | 10/16/2020 10/16/2020 | $112,698 $112,698 10/16/2020 |
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Principal Golang Engineer/Contract/Remote | Principal Golang Engineer/Contract/Remote Principal Golang Engineer/Contract/Remote | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA | 10/14/2020 10/14/2020 | $208,700 $208,700 10/14/2020 |
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Architect/Principal Java Engineer With Openshift | Architect/Principal Java Engineer With Openshift Architect/Principal Java Engineer With Openshift | Dallas, TX Dallas, TX | 10/10/2020 10/10/2020 | $170,000 $170,000 10/10/2020 |
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Principal Engineer Java/Go/Aws | Principal Engineer Java/Go/Aws Principal Engineer Java/Go/Aws | Boston, MA Boston, MA | 10/10/2020 10/10/2020 | $180,000 $180,000 10/10/2020 |
Randstad Randstad Principal Engineer | Principal Engineer Principal Engineer | Round Lake, IL Round Lake, IL | 10/08/2020 10/08/2020 | $93,915 $93,915 10/08/2020 |
Randstad Randstad Full Stack Principal Quantitative Engineer | Full Stack Principal Quantitative Engineer Full Stack Principal Quantitative Engineer | Boston, MA Boston, MA | 10/03/2020 10/03/2020 | $115,000 $115,000 10/03/2020 |
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Principal Engineer (Language Agnostic)-Remote | Principal Engineer (Language Agnostic)-Remote Principal Engineer (Language Agnostic)-Remote | Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA | 09/26/2020 09/26/2020 | $200,000 $200,000 09/26/2020 |
City of Cincinnati City of Cincinnati Principal Engineer | Principal Engineer Principal Engineer | Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH | 09/25/2020 09/25/2020 | $81,936 $81,936 09/25/2020 |
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