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$115K Advanced Bionics' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$4K (3%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$50K (55%) more than average Advanced Bionics salary ($65K)
+$5K (4%) more than average Advanced Bionics Principal Software Engineer salary ($115K) in California
$120K Datron World Communications' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$9K (7%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$47K (48%) more than average Datron World Communications salary ($73K)
Equal to average Datron World Communications Principal Software Engineer salary ($120K) in California
$91K IXIA's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$20K (19%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
Equal to average IXIA salary ($91K)
+$29K (27%) more than average IXIA Principal Software Engineer salary ($91K) in California
$120K Nisum Technologies' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$9K (7%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$32K (30%) more than average Nisum Technologies salary ($88K)
Equal to average Nisum Technologies Principal Software Engineer salary ($120K) in California
$115K Medtronic's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (12 salaries)
+$4K (3%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$50K (55%) more than average Medtronic salary ($65K)
-$5K (4%) less than average Medtronic Principal Software Engineer salary ($115K) in California
+$5K (4%) more than average Medtronic Principal Software Engineer salary ($115K) in California
$115K Verizon Wireless' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$4K (3%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$65K (78%) more than average Verizon Wireless salary ($50K)
Equal to average Verizon Wireless Principal Software Engineer salary ($115K) in California
$110K Informatica Corp.'s Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$19K (18%) more than average Informatica Corp. salary ($91K)
Equal to average Informatica Corp. Principal Software Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$111K Raytheon's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (49 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$34K (36%) more than average Raytheon salary ($77K)
Equal to average Raytheon Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) in California
Equal to average Raytheon Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) in California
$110K SpeakerCraft's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$43K (48%) more than average SpeakerCraft salary ($67K)
Equal to average SpeakerCraft Principal Software Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$111K Symantec's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (37 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$30K (31%) more than average Symantec salary ($81K)
-$31K (32%) less than average Symantec Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) in California
+$29K (23%) more than average Symantec Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) 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
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