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Average Riot Games principal software engineer salary

$183,716yearly

$64.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Riot Games principal software engineer salary
$141,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Riot Games pay principal software engineers by location?

Principal software engineer Riot Games salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Los Angeles, CA$201,533$96.89

Highest-paid Riot Games principal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$212,848$102-
2Software Director$199,608$96-
3Chief Software Architect$198,299$95-
4Software Engineering Manager$195,576$941
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$190,588$922
6Vice President, Software Development$174,867$84-
7Senior Software Architect$167,558$81-
8Software Leader$166,765$80-
9Software Development Manager$165,332$79-
10Staff Software Engineer$164,156$796

Recent salaries for principal software engineers at riot games

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Principal Software Engineer-Valorant, Foundations, Build Platforms Software Engineering Group ValoLos Angeles, CA02/19/2025$304,300
Principal Software Engineer, Gameplay-Teamfight Tactics Software Engineering Group Teamfight TactiUnity, PA02/17/2025$304,300
Principal Software Engineer-Valorant Experience Team Software Engineering Group Valorant LOS AngelLos Angeles, CA12/16/2024$304,300

Principal software engineer salary at Riot Games competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$211,543$102876
2Schell Games$178,300$86-
3PlayStation$178,256$8652
4Zynga$176,551$8511
5Trion Worlds$176,036$85-
6Activision Blizzard$174,487$8415
7Glu Mobile$173,357$83-
8KIXEYE$172,076$83-
9Take-Two Interactive Software$170,903$825
10Electronic Arts$170,177$825
11Hi-Rez Studios$169,343$81-
12ArenaNet$169,156$81-
13Epic Games$165,707$8024
14Daybreak Game$163,884$79-
152k$161,898$784
16Rockstar Games$160,413$7715
17Syncsort$151,092$73-
18Corra$138,396$67-
19HERE Holding Corporation$134,409$6517
20Amadeus North America, Inc.$121,500$5822

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