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Average Splunk principal software engineer salary

$142,691yearly

$64.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Splunk principal software engineer salary
$103,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Splunk pay principal software engineers?

The average salary for Splunk principal software engineers is $142,691 per year. Splunk principal software engineer salaries range between $103,000 to $196,000 per year. Splunk principal software engineers earn 6% more than the national average salary for principal software engineers of $134,230.

Location impacts how much a principal software engineer at Splunk can expect to make. Principal software engineers at Splunk make the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR.

How much does Splunk pay principal software engineers by location?

Splunk pays principal software engineers the most in San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like Las Vegas and Boise also report highly competitive salaries for principal software engineers at Splunk.

Principal software engineer Splunk salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$190,700$91.68
2Seattle, WA$188,335$90.55
3Portland, OR$171,502$82.45
4Las Vegas, NV$159,053$76.47
5Boise, ID$155,627$74.82
6Albuquerque, NM$148,722$71.50
7Phoenix, AZ$148,705$71.49
8Salt Lake City, UT$144,846$69.64
9Boulder, CO$133,880$64.37
10New York, NY$129,957$62.48

Highest-paid Splunk principal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$161,379$78-
2Software Director$153,271$74-
3Chief Software Architect$147,332$71-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$145,710$70-
5Software Engineering Manager$140,743$68-
6Senior Software Architect$138,537$67-
7Vice President, Software Development$137,460$66-
8Software Leader$135,997$65-
9Software Development Manager$134,074$64-
10Staff Software Engineer$134,047$64-

Recent salaries for principal software engineers at splunk

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Principal Software Engineer-Full Stack, Observability Infrastructure MonitoringSan Jose, CA02/20/2025$203,200
Principal Software Engineer (Fully Remote Position)Boone, CO01/29/2025$203,200
Principal Software Engineer (Fully Remote Position)Nunez, GA01/29/2025$203,200

Principal software engineer salary at Splunk competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Box$185,688$892
2VMware$177,780$851
3Palantir$177,516$85142
4F5$175,692$8438
5Juniper Networks$171,447$82-
6Intuit$161,977$78157
7SolarWinds$161,708$78-
8ServiceNow$159,004$76121
9Informatica$157,905$76-
10Citrix$157,413$76-
11Highmetric$156,673$75-
12Workday$153,253$746
13FireEye$139,905$67-
14Paciolan$137,252$66-
15Tableau$131,981$63-
16HP$123,392$599
17Charter Global$121,870$591
18MicroStrategy$110,194$534
19IBM$105,986$51454
20Oracle$98,856$4819775

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