Salary guide
Principal Engineer salary
Based on 11 open jobs that state the salary, posted from 24 Feb 2026 to 5 Oct 2026.
Median
US$ 25,000 per month
The middle half of jobs pays between US$ 21,040 and US$ 26,670.
- 1 in 4 jobs pays up to
- US$ 21,040
- 1 in 4 pays more than
- US$ 26,670
- Jobs in the sample
- 11
By city
| City | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco - CA | US$ 23,810 | 4 | |
| New York City - NY | US$ 22,500 | 3 |
By work model
| Work model | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | US$ 25,630 | 6 | |
| On-site | US$ 22,500 | 3 |
How we calculate it
- Only open jobs that state the salary are included. We don't estimate values.
- When a job gives a range, we use the midpoint. Hourly, daily or yearly pay is converted to monthly (220 hours or 22 days per month).
- Duplicate jobs count once, and implausible values are left out (0 on this page).
- Apprentice and internship jobs follow their own pay rules: they only show up in the table by level.
- Median and ranges are exact percentiles of the most recent jobs, recalculated every 6 hours.