Salary for Senior-level / Expert Principal Engineer in United States during 2024
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Principal Engineer in United States during 2024 is USD 203,750
✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2024
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Principal Engineer salary lies between USD 147,000 and USD 237,500 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
- Job title
- Principal Engineer
- Experience
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- United States
- Salary year
- 2024
- Sample size
- 6
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
Last updated:Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Principal Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Principal Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Cloud | 107 jobs Computer Science | 72 jobs Python | 60 jobs AWS | 51 jobs Azure | 47 jobs Compliance | 47 jobs GCP | 44 jobs Strategy | 39 jobs C | 38 jobs Kubernetes | 38 jobs Java | 37 jobs Privacy | 37 jobs Automation | 36 jobs CISSP | 36 jobs Linux | 36 jobs Agile | 35 jobs APIs | 33 jobs SQL | 32 jobs Vulnerabilities | 31 jobs DevOps | 31 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Principal Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Principal Engineer job listings are Career development, Medical leave and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 122 jobs Medical leave | 52 jobs Flex hours | 45 jobs Health care | 44 jobs Equity / stock options | 33 jobs Salary bonus | 33 jobs Startup environment | 30 jobs Flex vacation | 26 jobs Competitive pay | 26 jobs Insurance | 26 jobs Wellness | 24 jobs Team events | 24 jobs 401(k) matching | 16 jobs Parental leave | 16 jobs Conferences | 7 jobs Relocation support | 6 jobs Lunch / meals | 4 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Flexible spending account | 4 jobs Signing bonus | 3 jobsWant to contribute?
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