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$106K Wave Systems' Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$3K (2%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$5K (4%) more than average Wave Systems salary ($101K)
+$14K (12%) more than average Wave Systems Principal Engineer salary ($106K) in California
$110K Novo Nordisk's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$7K (6%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$39K (43%) more than average Novo Nordisk salary ($71K)
Equal to average Novo Nordisk Principal Engineer salary ($110K) in California
$98K Global Publishing, Inc.'s Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$5K (4%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$14K (15%) more than average Global Publishing, Inc. salary ($84K)
Equal to average Global Publishing, Inc. Principal Engineer salary ($98K) in California
Equal to average Global Publishing, Inc. Principal Engineer salary ($98K) in California
$93K Air Products and Chemicals' Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$10K (10%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$29K (36%) more than average Air Products and Chemicals salary ($64K)
+$2K (2%) more than average Air Products and Chemicals Principal Engineer salary ($93K) in California
$95K Dot Hill Systems' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$8K (8%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$16K (18%) more than average Dot Hill Systems salary ($79K)
Equal to average Dot Hill Systems Principal Engineer salary ($95K) in California
$91K Guidant's Average Principal Engineer Salary (4 salaries)
-$12K (12%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$21K (26%) more than average Guidant salary ($70K)
+$4K (4%) more than average Guidant Principal Engineer salary ($91K) in California
$89K Venator Solutions' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$14K (14%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
-$31K (29%) less than average Venator Solutions salary ($120K)
Equal to average Venator Solutions Principal Engineer salary ($89K) in California
$55K Pramati Technologies' Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$48K (60%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
-$21K (32%) less than average Pramati Technologies salary ($76K)
+$25K (37%) more than average Pramati Technologies Principal Engineer salary ($55K) in California
$75K lotus lotus' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$28K (31%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$22K (34%) more than average lotus lotus salary ($53K)
Equal to average lotus lotus Principal Engineer salary ($75K) in California
$71K Venture Design Services' Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$32K (36%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$25K (42%) more than average Venture Design Services salary ($46K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Venture Design Services Principal Engineer salary ($71K) 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
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