Workday principal engineer salary

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Average Workday principal engineer salary

$141,783yearly

$62.6 hourly rate

Entry-level Workday principal engineer salary

$109,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Workday pay principal engineers?

The average salary for Workday principal engineers is $141,783 per year. Workday principal engineer salaries range between $109,000 to $183,000 per year. Workday principal engineers earn 9% more than the national average salary for principal engineers of $130,213.

Location impacts how much a principal engineer at Workday can expect to make. Principal engineers at Workday make the most in Pleasanton, CA, Seattle, WA, and Boston, MA.

How much does Workday pay principal engineers by location?

Workday pays principal engineers the most in Pleasanton, CA, Seattle, WA, and Boston, MA. Additionally, cities like Beaverton and Austin also report highly competitive salaries for principal engineers at Workday.

Principal engineer Workday salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Pleasanton, CA	$160,700	$77.26
2	Seattle, WA	$144,649	$69.54
3	Boston, MA	$138,677	$66.67
4	Beaverton, OR	$137,965	$66.33
5	Austin, TX	$133,627	$64.24
6	Boulder, CO	$131,759	$63.35
7	McLean, VA	$126,325	$60.73
8	Chicago, IL	$122,900	$59.09
9	Salt Lake City, UT	$122,291	$58.79
10	Atlanta, GA	$121,808	$58.56

Highest-paid Workday principal engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$157,336	$76	1
2	Principal Software Engineer	$153,253	$74	1
3	Principal Project Engineer	$152,811	$73	-
4	Head Engineer	$150,315	$72	-
5	Principal Design Engineer	$147,665	$71	-
6	Staff Design Engineer	$145,797	$70	-
7	Staff Software Engineer	$144,218	$69	-
8	Software Engineer Lead	$143,667	$69	-
9	Project Lead Engineer	$143,304	$69	-
10	Development Engineer/Engineering Manager	$143,201	$69	-

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Recent salaries for principal engineers at workday

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Principal Cloud Engineer-US Federal	McLean, VA	03/30/2025	$170,200
Principal AI Agent Engineer	Boulder, CO	03/30/2025	$193,500
Principal Cloud Engineer-US Federal	McLean, VA	02/18/2025	$188,200
Principal Cybersecurity Engineer	Seattle, WA	02/17/2025	$128,419

Principal engineer salary at Workday competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Zendesk	$168,910	$81	2
2	F5	$156,359	$75	28
3	Proofpoint	$155,895	$75	30
4	DocuSign	$155,415	$75	20
5	Fortinet	$153,823	$74	28
6	Twilio	$153,469	$74	11
7	Intuit	$148,655	$71	171
8	Citrix	$142,485	$69	-
9	Epicor	$142,126	$68	1
10	Highmetric	$141,160	$68	-
11	McAfee	$140,309	$67	2
12	NetSuite	$131,472	$63	-
13	Akvelon	$130,004	$63	-
14	Travelport	$125,644	$60	-
15	Ultimate Software	$119,041	$57	217
16	Infor	$117,035	$56	2
17	PTC	$115,025	$55	10
18	Tyler Technologies	$109,383	$53	2
19	Esri	$106,674	$51	43
20	CSG	$105,454	$51	4

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