Principal Software Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Principal Software Engineer make in California?
Principal Software Engineers in California earn $128,000 annually on average, or $53.00 per hour, which is 94% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Software Engineers work for Ooma at $200,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Software Engineers work for Magnum Semiconductor earning approximately $60,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$140K ChooChee's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (23%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$54K (47%) more than average ChooChee salary ($86K)
Equal to average ChooChee Principal Software Engineer salary ($140K) in California
$140K Nisum's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$29K (23%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$27K (21%) more than average Nisum salary ($113K)
Equal to average Nisum Principal Software Engineer salary ($140K) in California
Equal to average Nisum Principal Software Engineer salary ($140K) in California
$135K IM Connect's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (19%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
Equal to average IM Connect salary ($135K)
Equal to average IM Connect Principal Software Engineer salary ($135K) in California
$135K Open Health Share's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (19%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
Equal to average Open Health Share salary ($135K)
Equal to average Open Health Share Principal Software Engineer salary ($135K) in California
$135K St. Jude Medical's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$24K (19%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$65K (63%) more than average St. Jude Medical salary ($70K)
-$5K (3%) less than average St. Jude Medical Principal Software Engineer salary ($135K) in California
+$5K (3%) more than average St. Jude Medical Principal Software Engineer salary ($135K) in California
$130K ARRIS Group's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$19K (15%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$55K (53%) more than average ARRIS Group salary ($75K)
Equal to average ARRIS Group Principal Software Engineer salary ($130K) in California
$116K Autodesk's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$5K (4%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$31K (30%) more than average Autodesk salary ($85K)
+$14K (11%) more than average Autodesk Principal Software Engineer salary ($116K) in California
$111K DirecTV's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$70K (92%) more than average DirecTV salary ($41K)
+$19K (15%) more than average DirecTV Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) in California
$124K Morgan Stanley's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$13K (11%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$64K (69%) more than average Morgan Stanley salary ($60K)
+$6K (4%) more than average Morgan Stanley Principal Software Engineer salary ($124K) in California
$123K Kofax Inc's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$12K (10%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$24K (21%) more than average Kofax Inc salary ($99K)
Equal to average Kofax Inc Principal Software Engineer salary ($123K) in California
Top companies for Principal Software Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Principal Software Engineer in California
| Ooma | $200K | 1 salary |
| Veeva Systems | $200K | 1 salary |
| Ecliptic Enterprises | $198K | 1 salary |
| CloudCar | $190K | 1 salary |
| ActiveVideo Networks | $175K | 1 salary |
| Collins Aerospace | $175K | 1 salary |
| CommScope | $165K | 1 salary |
| Oracle | $150K | 1 salary |
| CA Technologies | $145K | 1 salary |
| BakBone Software | $140K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Principal Software Engineer in California
Pleasanton, CA
$200K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$198K per year
1 salary > Carlsbad, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > San Jose, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$166K per year
3 salaries > Sunnyvale, CA
$152K per year
4 salaries > Sacramento, CA
$135K per year
1 salary > Santa Cruz, CA
$135K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$133K per year
3 salaries >
$200K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$198K per year
1 salary > Carlsbad, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > San Jose, CA
$175K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$166K per year
3 salaries > Sunnyvale, CA
$152K per year
4 salaries > Sacramento, CA
$135K per year
1 salary > Santa Cruz, CA
$135K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$133K per year
3 salaries >
Principal Software Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Calabasas
- Carlsbad
- Cupertino
- El Segundo
- Fremont
- Irvine
- Menlo Park
- Milpitas
- Mountain View
- Northridge
- Palmdale
- Pasadena
- Pleasanton
- Redwood City
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Sunnyvale
- Sylmar
- Upland
- Vista
Principal Software Engineer Salaries in Other States
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