Principal Engineer Salaries in Illinois
How much does a Principal Engineer make in Illinois?
Principal Engineers in Illinois earn $116,000 annually on average, or $50.00 per hour, which is 76% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Engineers work for BP at $155,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Engineers work for Commonwealth Edison earning approximately $55,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$152K United Airlines' Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$49K (38%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$97K (93%) more than average United Airlines salary ($55K)
Equal to average United Airlines Principal Engineer salary ($152K) in Illinois
$150K ShipBob's Average Principal Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$47K (37%) more than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$99K (98%) more than average ShipBob salary ($51K)
Equal to average ShipBob Principal Engineer salary ($150K) in Illinois
$95K Abraxis BioScience's Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$8K (8%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$38K (50%) more than average Abraxis BioScience salary ($57K)
+$5K (5%) more than average Abraxis BioScience Principal Engineer salary ($95K) in Illinois
$82K Baxter International's Average Principal Engineer Salary (28 salaries)
-$21K (22%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
+$24K (34%) more than average Baxter International salary ($58K)
+$3K (3%) more than average Baxter International Principal Engineer salary ($82K) in Illinois
$63K Commonwealth Edison's Average Principal Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$40K (48%) less than national average Principal Engineer salary ($103K)
Equal to average Commonwealth Edison salary ($63K)
-$8K (13%) less than average Commonwealth Edison Principal Engineer salary ($63K) in Illinois
Top companies for Principal Engineer in Illinois
Below is the total pay for the top 6 highest paying companies for Principal Engineer in Illinois
| BP | $155K | 1 salary |
| United Airlines | $152K | 1 salary |
| ShipBob | $150K | 1 salary |
| Abraxis BioScience | $100K | 1 salary |
| Baxter International | $85K | 1 salary |
| Commonwealth Edison | $55K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Principal Engineer in Illinois
Naperville, IL
$155K per year
1 salary > Chicago, IL
$119K per year
3 salaries > Melrose Park, IL
$100K per year
1 salary > Round Lake, IL
$85K per year
1 salary >
$155K per year
1 salary > Chicago, IL
$119K per year
3 salaries > Melrose Park, IL
$100K per year
1 salary > Round Lake, IL
$85K per year
1 salary >
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