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Principal Software Engineer
The median salary range for Principal Software Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $190k - $263k as of Aug 2026, based on 3,212 job postings from 265 companies.
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$190,075
16%
Mid
$226,763
16%
High
$263,450
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Principal Software Engineer - Java, SQL and NoSQL DBA
Remote
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$150k - $214k
$150,000 - $214,000
Principal Software Engineer - Java, SQL and NoSQL DBA
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$150k - $214k
$150,000 - $214,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
$150k - $214k
$150,000 - $214,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
$150k - $214k
$150,000 - $214,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·Last Posted: May 2026
$174k - $225k
$173,808 - $225,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: May 2026
$174k - $225k
$173,808 - $225,000
Principal Softward Engineer
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$173k - $200k
$173,000 - $200,000
Principal Softward Engineer
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$173k - $200k
$173,000 - $200,000
Principal Engineering (Customer Profile Test Engineering)
Santa Clara
·6+ Years Experience
$140k - $227k
$140,100 - $226,600
Principal Engineering (Customer Profile Test Engineering)
United States
·6+ Years Experience
$140k - $227k
$140,100 - $226,600
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Development)
Santa Clara
·5+ Years Experience
$120k - $194k
$119,700 - $193,600
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud Development)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
$120k - $194k
$119,700 - $193,600
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud NGFW Service)
Santa Clara
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Cloud NGFW Service)
United States
N/A
N/A
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Seattle
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Principal Backend / Core Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $210k
$160,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Expert/Principal Software Engineer
Vancouver
·12+ Years Experience
$140k - $210k
$140,000 - $210,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$164k - $218k
$163,500 - $218,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer - Frontend
Georgia
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer - Frontend
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$140k - $210k
$139,725 - $209,587
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Platform
United States
$188k - $258k
$188,000 - $257,500
Principal Software Engineer - Agentic Platform
Cambridge
$188k - $258k
$188,000 - $257,500
Principal Backend Developer
Cambridge
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$152k - $209k
$152,000 - $209,000
Principal Backend Developer
United States
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$152k - $209k
$152,000 - $209,000
Principal / Senior Software Engineer
United States
$108k - $209k
$108,000 - $209,000
Principal / Senior Software Engineer
Cambridge
$108k - $209k
$108,000 - $209,000
Principal Software Engineer
Melbourne
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$134k - $204k
$133,500 - $203,750
Principal Software Engineer
Melbourne
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$134k - $204k
$133,500 - $203,750
Principal Software Engineer ( Java Architect)
Dallas
·12-15 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$126k - $217k
$126,300 - $216,924
Principal Software Engineer ( Sr Architect )
Dallas
·12-15 Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$153k - $190k
$152,889 - $190,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$180k - $200k
$180,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$180k - $200k
$180,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
New York City
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Denver
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Denver
·Last Posted: May 2026
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$150k - $200k
$150,000 - $200,000
Principal Mobile Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$175k - $195k
$175,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
Massachusetts
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$177k - $195k
$177,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
United States
·2+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$177k - $195k
$177,000 - $195,000
Principal Software Engineers
United States
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
Principal Software Engineers
Massachusetts
·Last Posted: Jul 2026