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Average Salesforce principal software engineer salary

$148,174yearly

$64.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Salesforce principal software engineer salary
$105,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Salesforce pay principal software engineers?

The average salary for Salesforce principal software engineers is $148,174 per year. Salesforce principal software engineer salaries range between $105,000 to $207,000 per year. Salesforce principal software engineers earn 10% more than the national average salary for principal software engineers of $134,230.

Location impacts how much a principal software engineer at Salesforce can expect to make. Principal software engineers at Salesforce make the most in Urban Honolulu, HI, Seattle, WA, and San Francisco, CA.

How much does Salesforce pay principal software engineers by location?

Salesforce pays principal software engineers the most in Urban Honolulu, HI, Seattle, WA, and San Francisco, CA. Additionally, cities like Juneau and Hillsboro also report highly competitive salaries for principal software engineers at Salesforce.

Principal software engineer Salesforce salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Urban Honolulu, HI$193,406$92.98
2Seattle, WA$193,303$92.93
3San Francisco, CA$192,424$92.51
4Juneau, AK$175,385$84.32
5Hillsboro, OR$174,765$84.02
6Carson City, NV$167,546$80.55
7Boise, ID$158,999$76.44
8Santa Fe, NM$153,747$73.92
9Phoenix, AZ$152,689$73.41
10Cheyenne, WY$151,721$72.94

Highest-paid Salesforce principal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$168,036$815
2Software Director$165,681$80-
3Chief Software Architect$164,602$79-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$162,203$7811
5Software Engineering Manager$153,482$74-
6Software Development Manager$147,713$71-
7Senior Software Architect$144,925$70-
8Vice President, Software Development$144,449$69-
9Staff Software Engineer$143,861$6917
10Software Leader$138,824$67-

Recent salaries for principal software engineers at salesforce

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Principal Software Engineer, Machine Learning ModelerIone, CA04/18/2025$230,800
Principal/Architect-Software Engineering-AvailabilitySan Francisco, CA03/30/2025$230,800
Backend Software Engineer PrincipalSeattle, WA03/26/2025$137,100
Principal/Architect-Software Engineering-AvailabilitySan Francisco, CA02/28/2025$230,800
Principal/Architect-Software Engineering-AvailabilitySan Francisco, CA01/26/2025$230,800

Principal software engineer salary at Salesforce competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Meta$217,864$1051339
2Microsoft$186,106$891227
3Sumo Logic$186,036$893
4SugarCRM$183,248$88-
5Adobe$178,754$86180
6Zoho$175,390$84-
7DocuSign$173,402$8314
8Cisco$165,936$80347
9Intuit$161,977$78178
10Informatica$157,905$76-
11NetApp$153,478$7456
12Workday$153,253$7417
13MuleSoft$147,621$71-
14Scan One A Corvel Co$147,541$71-
15NetSuite$145,565$70-
16Dell$133,758$6440
17Tableau$131,981$63-
18IBM$105,986$51432
19Oracle$98,856$4818282
20Computer Science Corporation$95,604$46-

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