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$55K Litton Industries' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$48K (60%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
-$13K (21%) less than average Litton Industries salary ($68K)
Equal to average Litton Industries Principal Engineer salary ($55K) in California
$40K UC Santa Barbara's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$63K (88%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$10K (28%) more than average UC Santa Barbara salary ($30K)
Equal to average UC Santa Barbara Principal Engineer salary ($40K) in California
$84K Powerwave Technologies' Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$19K (20%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$12K (15%) more than average Powerwave Technologies salary ($72K)
-$54K (94%) less than average Powerwave Technologies Principal Engineer salary ($84K) 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
Principal Engineer Salaries in Other States
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