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Average Twilio principal software engineer salary

$184,121yearly

$64.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Twilio principal software engineer salary
$139,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Twilio pay principal software engineers?

The average salary for Twilio principal software engineers is $184,121 per year. Twilio principal software engineer salaries range between $139,000 to $242,000 per year. Twilio principal software engineers earn 37% more than the national average salary for principal software engineers of $134,230.

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

How much does Twilio pay principal software engineers by location?

Twilio pays principal software engineers the most in Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Ione, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for principal software engineers at Twilio.

Principal software engineer Twilio salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Seattle, WA$235,170$113.06
2San Francisco, CA$224,053$107.72
3Ione, OR$207,397$99.71
4New York, NY$169,450$81.47
5Denver, CO$164,633$79.15
6Boston, MA$161,977$77.87
7Philadelphia, PA$155,431$74.73
8Austin, TX$152,884$73.50
9Chicago, IL$149,899$72.07
10Atlanta, GA$140,730$67.66

Highest-paid Twilio principal software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$203,562$98-
2Software Director$195,226$94-
3Chief Software Architect$193,118$93-
4Software Engineering Manager$188,386$91-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$187,211$90-
6Senior Software Architect$174,360$84-
7Software Leader$173,612$83-
8Software Development Manager$173,034$83-
9Vice President, Software Development$172,587$83-
10Staff Software Engineer$170,879$821

Recent salaries for principal software engineers at twilio

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Senior Principal Software Engineer (L6)Round Rock, TX02/26/2025$308,808
Principal Software Engineer (L5)Apex, NC02/14/2025$264,000
Principal, Software Engineer (L5)San Francisco, CA01/08/2025$279,441

Principal software engineer salary at Twilio competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Yammer$189,071$91-
2Sumo Logic$186,036$893
3Box$185,688$892
4Zendesk$184,095$891
5LinkedIn$183,615$8898
6Zuora$179,122$86-
7Cloudera$177,844$868
8New Relic$174,337$8418
9Juniper Networks$171,447$82-
10Fortinet$162,259$7861
11Intuit$161,977$78158
12Workday$153,253$746
13Marketo$147,648$71-
14NetSuite$145,565$70-

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