Principal Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Principal Engineer make in California?
Principal Engineers in California earn $118,000 annually on average, or $50.00 per hour, which is 79% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Engineers work for Micron Technology at $327,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Engineers work for Powerwave Technologies earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$195K Socotra's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$92K (61%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
Equal to average Socotra salary ($195K)
Equal to average Socotra Principal Engineer salary ($195K) in California
$175K Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.'s Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$72K (51%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
Equal to average Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. salary ($175K)
$175K
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Principal Engineer
in Sunnyvale, CA
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Equal to average Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Principal Engineer salary ($175K) in California
$105K Honeywell's Average Principal Engineer Salary (22 salaries)
+$2K (1%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$40K (47%) more than average Honeywell salary ($65K)
+$48K (37%) more than average Honeywell Principal Engineer salary ($105K) in California
$150K Holonis' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$47K (37%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
Equal to average Holonis salary ($150K)
Equal to average Holonis Principal Engineer salary ($150K) in California
$107K Oracle's Average Principal Engineer Salary (14 salaries)
+$4K (3%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$12K (11%) more than average Oracle salary ($95K)
+$43K (33%) more than average Oracle Principal Engineer salary ($107K) in California
$140K Enphase Energy's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$37K (30%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$9K (6%) more than average Enphase Energy salary ($131K)
Equal to average Enphase Energy Principal Engineer salary ($140K) in California
$105K Raytheon's Average Principal Engineer Salary (21 salaries)
+$2K (1%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$28K (30%) more than average Raytheon salary ($77K)
+$31K (25%) more than average Raytheon Principal Engineer salary ($105K) in California
$130K Symmorphix's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$27K (23%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
Equal to average Symmorphix salary ($130K)
Equal to average Symmorphix Principal Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$132K Broadcom's Average Principal Engineer Salary (13 salaries)
+$29K (24%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$42K (37%) more than average Broadcom salary ($90K)
-$5K (3%) less than average Broadcom Principal Engineer salary ($132K) in California
$111K LSI Corp.'s Average Principal Engineer Salary (6 salaries)
+$8K (7%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$40K (43%) more than average LSI Corp. salary ($71K)
+$9K (7%) more than average LSI Corp. Principal Engineer salary ($111K) in California
Top companies for Principal Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Principal Engineer in California
| Micron Technology | $327K | 1 salary |
| Socotra | $195K | 1 salary |
| Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. | $175K | 1 salary |
| Honeywell | $153K | 1 salary |
| Holonis | $150K | 1 salary |
| Oracle | $150K | 1 salary |
| Enphase Energy | $140K | 1 salary |
| Raytheon | $136K | 1 salary |
| Symmorphix | $130K | 1 salary |
| Broadcom | $127K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Principal Engineer in California
Folsom, CA
$327K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$195K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$153K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$152K per year
2 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$145K per year
2 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$136K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$121K per year
4 salaries > Cupertino, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Hayward, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
$327K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$195K per year
1 salary > Torrance, CA
$153K per year
1 salary > Sunnyvale, CA
$152K per year
2 salaries > Santa Clara, CA
$145K per year
2 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$136K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$121K per year
4 salaries > Cupertino, CA
$120K per year
1 salary > Hayward, CA
$110K per year
1 salary >
Principal Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Agoura Hills
- Anaheim
- Carlsbad
- Cupertino
- El Segundo
- Folsom
- Fremont
- Goleta
- Hayward
- Mountain View
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Temecula
- Torrance
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