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Principal Software Engineer
The median salary range for Principal Software Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $190k - $264k as of Aug 2026, based on 3,235 job postings from 267 companies.
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$190,375
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$227,338
16%
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$264,300
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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
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
$160k - $190k
$160,000 - $190,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer- Platform Integrations
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer - TakeOff
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer, Civil 3D
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer - Computation and Automation
Toronto
·5-7 Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer (Node JS, Typescript, AWS)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Java , DB, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer -(C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Spring Boot/Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Poland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Spain
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Node JS/Typescript, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Nodejs/Typescript)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer( NodeJS and ReactJS)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,JAVA)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer(Java/C++ , AWS , React/Typescript)
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Node, Backend, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, Frontend Architecture
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - (C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - AWS
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Applications
Republic of Poland
·5-8 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer ( Full Stack - React, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10-14 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
London
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Sheffield
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Portland
·7+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer - Web Application Development
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Software Developer- Platform Integrations
Toronto
·8-12 Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Frontend Developer (Assets)
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Backend Software Developer
Toronto
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer - Water Asset Management
Canada
·5+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer Platform - Services and Emerging Technologies
Canada
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer Platform - Services and Emerging Technologies
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
·8+ Years Experience
$131k - $191k
$131,000 - $191,400
Principal Software Developer, Civil 3D
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer
Vancouver
·8+ Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Software Developer - Computation and Automation
Toronto
·5-7 Years Experience
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer (Search, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Forma Design
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Java , DB, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer -(C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Spring Boot/Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,QT)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Nodejs/Typescript)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Poland
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Node JS/Typescript, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Barcelona
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Spain
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer( NodeJS and ReactJS)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer(Java/C++ , AWS , React/Typescript)
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,JAVA)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Node, Backend, AWS)
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Oslo
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Kingdom of Norway
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - (C++, Python)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React JS, Typescript, Node JS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Toronto
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Developer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - AWS
Bengaluru
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (React, Node)
Bengaluru
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer ( Full Stack - React, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10-14 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Singapore
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
London
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Sheffield
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Chicago
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2025
$130k - $190k
$130,000 - $190,000
Remote Principal Software Engineer
Scottsdale
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$160k - $180k
$160,000 - $180,000
Principal Engineer, Technical Development
Waltham
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$147k - $180k
$147,000 - $180,000
Principal Frontend Engineer
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$168k - $210k
$168,000 - $210,000
Principal Frontend Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$168k - $210k
$168,000 - $210,000
Principal Software Development Engineer, DevX Pipelines and Automation
Boston
·8+ Years Experience
$140k - $176k
$140,000 - $176,000
Principal Software Development Engineer, DevX Pipelines and Automation
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$140k - $176k
$140,000 - $176,000
Principal JavaScript Engineer, PistonHeads
London
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$95k - $119k
$95,000 - $119,000
Principal JavaScript Engineer, PistonHeads
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$95k - $119k
$95,000 - $119,000
Principal Software Engineer
Mississauga
·Last Posted: May 2026
$156k - $174k
$156,000 - $174,000
Principal Software Engineer
Mississauga
$156k - $174k
$156,000 - $174,000
Principal Software Engineer
Mississauga
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$156k - $174k
$156,000 - $174,000
Principal Software Engineer - Authorization Platform
Mississauga
$101k - $124k
$101,303 - $124,131
Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$124k - $171k
$123,703 - $171,216
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$124k - $171k
$123,703 - $171,216
Principal Software Quality Engineer
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2025
$150k - $170k
$150,000 - $170,000
Principal Software Engineer (Unity, C#)
Austin
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$134k - $198k
$133,900 - $198,160
Principal Software Engineer (Unity, C#)
Chicago
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$134k - $198k
$133,900 - $198,160
Principal Software Engineer (Unity, C#)
Eugene
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$134k - $198k
$133,900 - $198,160
Principal Software Engineer (Unity, C#)
Toronto
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$134k - $198k
$133,900 - $198,160
Principal Software Engineer (Unity, C#)
Canada
·3+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$134k - $198k
$133,900 - $198,160
Principle Software Engineer
Toronto
·8+ Years Experience
$119k - $169k
$119,140 - $169,140
Principle Software Engineer
Canada
·8+ Years Experience
$119k - $169k
$119,140 - $169,140
Principle Software Engineer
Austin
·8+ Years Experience
$119k - $169k
$119,140 - $169,140
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Carlsbad
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Toronto
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Canada
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
San Francisco
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Austin
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Chicago
·3+ Years Experience
$114k - $164k
$114,300 - $164,300
Principal Software Developer - Full Stack (Unity, C#)
Eugene
·3+ Years Experience