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Principal Engineer
The median salary range for Principal Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $188k - $266k as of Aug 2026, based on 350 job postings from 103 companies.
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$188,120
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$227,210
17%
High
$266,300
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Principal Engineer, API Platform
New York City
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$206k - $303k
$206,000 - $303,000
Principal Engineer, API Platform
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$206k - $303k
$206,000 - $303,000
Principal Engineer, API Platform
Sunnyvale
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$206k - $303k
$206,000 - $303,000
Principal Engineer, API Platform
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$206k - $303k
$206,000 - $303,000
Principal Engineer - eCommerce, Digital, & Product Launch
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$231k - $303k
$230,729 - $302,832
Principal Engineer - eCommerce, Digital, & Product Launch
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$231k - $303k
$230,729 - $302,832
Principal Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: May 2026
$144k - $299k
$143,625 - $299,375
Principal Engineer, Hivemind Foundations (R3002)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2025
$203k - $305k
$203,280 - $304,920
Principal Engineer, Material Review Board (R5309)
Dallas
·10+ Years Experience
$170k - $260k
$170,000 - $260,000
Principal Engineer
Redmond
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Raleigh
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Austin
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Aliso Viejo
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Mountain View
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
San Diego
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Boise
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Hillsboro
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
Redmond
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$140k - $275k
$139,900 - $274,800
Principal Engineer, AWS Builder Acceleration
Seattle
·Last Posted: May 2026
$180k - $311k
$180,100 - $311,200
Principal Engineer, Annapurna Labs
Austin
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$218k - $295k
$217,800 - $294,700
Principal Engineer, Amazon | Multiple Locations, USA, Global Specialty Recruiting Team
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
$200k - $271k
$200,100 - $270,600
Principal Engineer, OpenSearch
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$200k - $271k
$200,100 - $270,600
Principal Engineer, OpenSearch
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$200k - $271k
$200,100 - $270,600
Principal Engineer, AWS Marketplace
Seattle
·Last Posted: Mar 2026
$200k - $271k
$200,100 - $270,600
Principal Engineer, Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK)
Seattle
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$200k - $271k
$200,100 - $270,600
Principal Engineer, Amazon Connect Analytics
Seattle
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$144k - $195k
$144,100 - $194,900
Principal Engineer, EC2
Berlin
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$210k - $262k
$209,600 - $262,000
Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Long Beach
·12+ Years Experience
$180k - $260k
$180,000 - $260,000
Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer
Long Beach
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$170k - $255k
$170,000 - $255,000
Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Long Beach
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$180k - $250k
$180,000 - $250,000
Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Long Beach
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$180k - $250k
$180,000 - $250,000
Principal Engineer - Identity
California
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$178k - $292k
$178,300 - $292,175
Principal Engineer - Identity
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$178k - $292k
$178,300 - $292,175
Principal Engineer - Identity
New York City
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$178k - $252k
$178,300 - $251,875
Principal Engineer - Identity
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$166k - $252k
$165,600 - $251,875
Principal Engineer - Identity
Seattle
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$166k - $252k
$165,600 - $251,875
Principal Engineer - Identity
Colorado
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$166k - $234k
$165,600 - $233,850
Principal Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer
Minnesota
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer (Remote)
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer
Toronto
·10+ Years Experience
$107k - $157k
$107,000 - $157,300
Principal Engineer (Search, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (C++,QT)
Pune
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer - Fusion MCAD
Kraków
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer - AWS, Salesforce, Amazon Connect
Bengaluru
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer
Minnesota
·8+ Years Experience
$139k - $249k
$139,000 - $249,260
Principal Engineer (Remote)
Toronto
$132k - $181k
$131,500 - $180,840
Principal Engineer
Toronto
·10+ Years Experience
$107k - $157k
$107,000 - $157,300
Principal Engineer - Fusion MCAD
Kraków
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer - AWS, Salesforce, Amazon Connect
Bengaluru
·8-12 Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer (Search, Java, AWS)
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer
Bengaluru
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, DP Packaging Equipment
Massachusetts
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$143k - $257k
$142,500 - $256,500
Principal Engineer, DP Packaging Equipment
Massachusetts
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$138k - $248k
$137,500 - $247,500
Principal Engineer, Drug Product, Global Engineering
Massachusetts
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$138k - $248k
$137,500 - $247,500
Principal Engineer
Canada
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$175k - $240k
$175,000 - $240,000
Principal Engineer
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$175k - $240k
$175,000 - $240,000
Principal Engineer
San Francisco
·16+ Years Experience
$221k - $277k
$221,360 - $276,700
Principal Engineer
California
·16+ Years Experience
$199k - $249k
$199,280 - $249,100
Principal Engineer
New York
·16+ Years Experience
$199k - $249k
$199,280 - $249,100
Principal Engineer
New Jersey
·16+ Years Experience
$199k - $249k
$199,280 - $249,100
Principal Engineer
Washington
·16+ Years Experience
$199k - $249k
$199,280 - $249,100
Principal Engineer
Remote
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Illinois
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Massachusetts
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Maryland
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Colorado
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Minnesota
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Hawaii
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Vermont
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Remote
·16+ Years Experience
$188k - $235k
$188,240 - $235,300
Principal Engineer
Santa Clara
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2026