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Average Principal Financial Group software engineer salary

$91,531yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Principal Financial Group software engineer salary
$71,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Principal Financial Group pay software engineers?

The average salary for Principal Financial Group software engineers is $91,531 per year. Principal Financial Group software engineer salaries range between $71,000 to $117,000 per year. Principal Financial Group software engineers earn 9% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Principal Financial Group can expect to make. Software engineers at Principal Financial Group make the most in Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Portland, OR.

How much does Principal Financial Group pay software engineers by location?

Principal Financial Group pays software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Phoenix also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Principal Financial Group.

Software engineer Principal Financial Group salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$118,172$56.81
2Los Angeles, CA$115,596$55.58
3Portland, OR$97,262$46.76
4New York, NY$95,123$45.73
5Phoenix, AZ$88,020$42.32
6Waltham, MA$87,911$42.26
7Houston, TX$87,066$41.86
8Salt Lake City, UT$84,775$40.76
9Columbia, MD$84,595$40.67
10Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ$83,893$40.33

Highest-paid Principal Financial Group software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Principal Engineer$130,972$63-
2Vice President Of Software Engineering$130,477$63-
3Chief Software Architect$127,442$61-
4Principal Engineer$121,864$59-
5Software Engineering Manager$121,301$58-
6Software Director$120,927$58-
7Principal Software Engineer$120,314$58-
8Software Development Manager$120,263$58-
9Systems Architect$120,027$58-
10Senior Software Architect$118,571$57-

Recent salaries for software engineers at principal financial group

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Experienced Software Engineer (Hybrid)Charlotte, NC05/28/2025$71,250
Software Engineer II (Salesforce Developer)Des Moines, IA05/24/2025$67,500
Software Engineer I (Hybrid)Des Moines, IA04/29/2025$60,000
Software Engineer III (Salesforce)-(Updated Location)Charlotte, NC04/26/2025$81,900
Experienced Software Engineer (Hybrid)Charlotte, NC03/29/2025$71,250

Software engineer salary at Principal Financial Group competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1AIG$114,070$559
2Ameriprise Financial$106,685$513
3Charles Schwab$106,404$5133
4Wells Fargo$104,933$5027
5Genworth$102,225$491
6Prudential Financial$99,867$4814
7MassMutual$98,360$474
8American Financial Group$98,271$47-
9USAA$97,648$474
10MetLife$95,213$4664
11Mutual of Omaha$94,831$46-
12The Hartford$94,688$46135
13Nationwide$93,924$4519
14Lincoln Financial Group$90,951$446
15Raymond James Financial$88,428$4334
16Fidelity Investments$77,949$3737

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