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Principal Software Development Engineer

The median salary range for Principal Software Development Engineer disclosed in public job postings is $186k - $284k as of Sep 2026, based on 184 job postings from 21 companies.

Salary Range

Low

$185,500

21%

Mid

$234,825

21%

High

$284,150

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33 Data Points

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OmniML

1 Job Post

$391k

$391,000

NVIDIA

1 Job Post

$391k

$391,000

Excelero Storage

1 Job Post

$391k

$391,000

Zillow

19 Job Posts

$191k - $306k

$191,300 - $305,700

dotloop

20 Job Posts

$191k - $306k

$191,300 - $305,700

BrightRoll

2 Job Posts

$144k - $299k

$143,625 - $299,375

Volterra

8 Job Posts

$198k - $298k

$198,400 - $297,600

Shape Security

8 Job Posts

$198k - $298k

$198,400 - $297,600

Crescendo Networks

8 Job Posts

$198k - $298k

$198,400 - $297,600

Amazon

8 Job Posts

$216k - $284k

$216,151 - $284,150

SessionM

2 Job Posts

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

RiskRecon

2 Job Posts

$170k - $281k

$170,000 - $281,000

Microsoft

6 Job Posts

$143k - $275k

$142,800 - $274,800

Zscaler

11 Job Posts

$186k - $265k

$185,500 - $265,000

Oracle

56 Job Posts

$97k - $223k

$96,800 - $223,400

iSpot.tv

2 Job Posts

$164k - $213k

$163,620 - $212,710

CarGurus

7 Job Posts

$168k - $210k

$168,000 - $210,000

The Wild

6 Job Posts

$132k - $181k

$131,500 - $180,840

PlanGrid

6 Job Posts

$132k - $181k

$131,500 - $180,840

Workday

1 Job Post

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