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What is a principal strategist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
2 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a principal strategist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $67.53 an hour? That's $140,463 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 33,700 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScorePrincipal StrategistUS Average
Salary
8.7

Avg. Salary $140,463

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
7.5

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
3.1
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23%

Asian 8.15%

Black or African American 3.04%

Hispanic or Latino 8.67%

Unknown 5.32%

White 74.58%

Gender

female 33.71%

male 66.29%

Age - 38
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 38
Stress level
7.5

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
9.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
3.5

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Principal strategist career paths

Key steps to become a principal strategist

  1. Explore principal strategist education requirements

    Most common principal strategist degrees

    Bachelor's

    75.6 %

    Master's

    15.6 %

    Doctorate

    3.3 %
  2. Start to develop specific principal strategist skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Cloud24.82%
    Architecture14.53%
    Product Development10.81%
    Project Management9.99%
    HTML9.70%
  3. Complete relevant principal strategist training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New principal strategists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a principal strategist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real principal strategist resumes.
  4. Research principal strategist duties and responsibilities

    • Manage a team of three analysts to successfully execute on clients' Facebook marketing goals.
    • Train and mentore full-stack engineering teams in responsive HTML and CSS code.
    • Provide coding expertise using XML, HTML, Coldfusion, Java, and Javascript.
    • Develop and present topics at healthcare conferences and educational seminars as it relates to printing solutions.
  5. Apply for principal strategist jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a principal strategist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average principal strategist salary

The average principal strategist salary in the United States is $140,463 per year or $68 per hour. Principal strategist salaries range between $97,000 and $201,000 per year.

Average principal strategist salary
$140,463 Yearly
$67.53 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

Zippia Research Team
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The Zippia Research Team has spent countless hours reviewing resumes, job postings, and government data to determine what goes into getting a job in each phase of life. Professional writers and data scientists comprise the Zippia Research Team.

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