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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.

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$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)
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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)
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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)
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-$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

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