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$126K Alcatel-Lucent's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (3 salaries)
+$15K (12%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$45K (43%) more than average Alcatel-Lucent salary ($81K)
-$26K (23%) less than average Alcatel-Lucent Principal Software Engineer salary ($126K) in California
$100K Powerwave Technologies' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (10%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$28K (32%) more than average Powerwave Technologies salary ($72K)
Equal to average Powerwave Technologies Principal Software Engineer salary ($100K) in California
$95K Agilent Technologies' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$16K (15%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$14K (15%) more than average Agilent Technologies salary ($81K)
Equal to average Agilent Technologies Principal Software Engineer salary ($95K) in California
$90K Aonix Advanced Materials Corp's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$21K (20%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$12K (14%) more than average Aonix Advanced Materials Corp salary ($78K)
Equal to average Aonix Advanced Materials Corp Principal Software Engineer salary ($90K) in California
$90K Applied Instrument Technologies' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$21K (20%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
Equal to average Applied Instrument Technologies salary ($90K)
Equal to average Applied Instrument Technologies Principal Software Engineer salary ($90K) in California
$83K FlightSafety International's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$28K (28%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$33K (49%) more than average FlightSafety International salary ($50K)
+$2K (2%) more than average FlightSafety International Principal Software Engineer salary ($83K) in California
$78K Lockheed Martin's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$33K (34%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$7K (9%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
-$13K (18%) less than average Lockheed Martin Principal Software Engineer salary ($78K) in California
$60K Magnum Semiconductor's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$51K (59%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
-$21K (29%) less than average Magnum Semiconductor salary ($81K)
Equal to average Magnum Semiconductor Principal Software Engineer salary ($60K) 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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