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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 Jul 2026, based on 3,185 job postings from 266 companies.
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$190,375
16%
Mid
$227,338
16%
High
$264,300
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Principal Software Engineer
Boston
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$254k - $336k
$254,000 - $336,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$254k - $336k
$254,000 - $336,000
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Canada
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Vancouver
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Columbia
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Columbia
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Columbia
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Vancouver
$227k - $332k
$226,580 - $332,317
Principal Software Engineer, Media Services
United States
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, Media Services
Cary
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Programmer, Media Services
Canada
N/A
N/A
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Washington, DC
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Washington, DC
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, C++/Integration (R4539)
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$156k - $320k
$156,000 - $320,000
Principal Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)
Washington, DC
·8+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5285)
Washington, DC
·15+ Years Experience
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Washington
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Washington, DC
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
Dallas
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
San Diego
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, Software (R5284)
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $330k
$220,000 - $330,000
Principal Engineer, C++/Integration (R4539)
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$156k - $320k
$156,000 - $320,000
Principal Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,000 - $270,000
Principal Engineer, Ground System Software (R5199)
Washington, DC
·8+ Years Experience
$180k - $270k
$180,000 - $270,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2025
$238k - $322k
$238,000 - $322,000
Principal Software Engineer - Spark
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$320k
$320,000
Principal Software Engineer - Spark
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2026
$320k
$320,000
Principal Engineer, Streaming Systems
Remote
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$180k - $320k
$180,000 - $320,000
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack, Event Technology
San Francisco
·10+ Years Experience
$197k - $314k
$197,300 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack
San Francisco
$197k - $314k
$197,300 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer - PMTS
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
$197k - $314k
$197,300 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer (PMTS)
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
$197k - $314k
$197,300 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer (PMTS)
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
$197k - $314k
$197,300 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
$173k - $314k
$172,500 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer
Bellevue
·10+ Years Experience
$173k - $314k
$172,500 - $313,700
Principal Software Engineer, PMTS
Melbourne
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, PMTS
Commonwealth of Australia
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer, PMTS
Melbourne
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - PMTS
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
The Exponential Software Engineer / Principal Agentic Architect
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Georgia
$224k - $371k
$224,000 - $371,000
Principal Software Engineer
Atlanta
$224k - $371k
$224,000 - $371,000
Principal Software Engineer
New York City
$204k - $337k
$204,000 - $337,000
Principal Software Engineer
New York City
·12+ Years Experience
$204k - $337k
$204,000 - $337,000
Principal Software Engineer
O'Fallon
·13+ Years Experience
$204k - $337k
$204,000 - $337,000
Principal Software Engineer
San Francisco
$204k - $337k
$204,000 - $337,000
Principal Software Engineer
O'Fallon
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal Software Engineer
O'Fallon
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal Software Engineer
O'Fallon
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal Software Engineer
O'Fallon
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal Software Engineer
Arlington
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal Software Engineer
Arlington
$170k - $281k
$170,000 - $281,000
Principal, Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal, Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Ireland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Mountain View
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal software engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal software engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Solution Architect, Experience on Designing enterprise-grade Mobile App & SDK using Android & iOS platform , Java Backend)
Pune
·16+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Solution Architect, Experience on Designing enterprise-grade Mobile App & SDK using Android & iOS platform , Java Backend)
Republic of India
·16+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal, Software Engineer
Mexico City
N/A
N/A
Principal, Software Engineer
Mexico
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
London
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Java Architect, Microservices, Cloud, Springboot
Pune
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Java Architect, Microservices, Cloud, Springboot
Republic of India
·10+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal, Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal, Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Ireland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Dublin
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Budapest
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Hungary
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Gary
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Real-Time Payments)
Republic of Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer (Real-Time Payments)
Singapore
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Pune
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Republic of India
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
$246k - $339k
$246,000 - $339,000
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·15+ Years Experience
$246k - $339k
$246,000 - $339,000
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·15+ Years Experience
$202k - $278k
$202,000 - $278,000
Principal Software Engineer
Canada
·15+ Years Experience
$202k - $278k
$202,000 - $278,000
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
Helsinki
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
Republic of Finland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
Remote
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
N/A
N/A
Principal Software Engineer
California
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
New York
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
New Jersey
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Massachusetts
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Maryland
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Connecticut
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Washington, DC
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Vermont
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Illinois
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Ohio
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Colorado
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Minnesota
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Nevada
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Hawaii
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Rhode Island
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
California
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
New York
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
New Jersey
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Massachusetts
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Maryland
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Connecticut
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Washington
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$191k - $306k
$191,300 - $305,700
Principal Software Engineer
Illinois
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Ohio
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Colorado
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Minnesota
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Nevada
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Hawaii
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Rhode Island
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
Vermont
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2026
$182k - $290k
$181,800 - $290,400
Principal Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$220k - $303k
$220,000 - $303,000
Principal Engineer - Marketplace
San Francisco
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$30k - $302k
$29,617 - $302,000
Principal Engineer - Marketplace
Sunnyvale
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$30k - $302k
$29,617 - $302,000
Principal Engineer - Marketplace
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2026
$30k - $302k
$29,617 - $302,000
Principal Software Engineer - Payments Platform
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$241k - $301k
$240,800 - $301,100
Principal Software Engineer - Payments Platform
United States
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$241k - $301k
$240,800 - $301,100
Principal Software Engineer, Applications
San Francisco
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$185k - $301k
$185,000 - $301,000
Principal Software Engineer, Applications
San Jose
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$185k - $301k
$185,000 - $301,000
Principal Software Engineer, Applications
Los Angeles
·15+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2026
$185k - $301k
$185,000 - $301,000
Principal Frontend Engineer
United States
·Last Posted: Apr 2026
$250k - $300k
$250,000 - $300,000
Principal Frontend Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
$250k - $300k
$250,000 - $300,000
Principal Frontend Engineer
Canada
·10+ Years Experience