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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$818
2Software Director$165,681$80-
3Chief Software Architect$164,602$79-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$162,203$783
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$6915
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$1053402
2Microsoft$186,106$891019
3Sumo Logic$186,036$894
4SugarCRM$183,248$88-
5Adobe$178,754$86219
6Zoho$175,390$84-
7DocuSign$173,402$8310
8Cisco$165,936$80461
9Intuit$161,977$78164
10Informatica$157,905$762
11NetApp$153,478$7455
12Workday$153,253$7418
13MuleSoft$147,621$71-
14Scan One A Corvel Co$147,541$71-
15NetSuite$145,565$70-
16Dell$133,758$6422
17Tableau$131,981$63-
18IBM$105,986$51507
19Oracle$98,856$4820216
20Computer Science Corporation$95,604$46-

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