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Principal Project Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Principal Project Engineer make in the United States?

Principal Project Engineers earn $111,000 annually on average, or $53 per hour, which is 51% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Project Engineers work for URS at $115,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Project Engineers work for Emerson Process Management earning approximately $82,000 each year.

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$114K Cubic Corp.'s Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

+$3K (2%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$49K (54%) more than average Cubic Corp. salary ($65K)
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Equal to average Cubic Corp. Principal Project Engineer salary ($114K)
"I was paid very well for the effort expected of me.I expected more responsibility, and attempted on many occasions of thrusting myself into decisions."
Equal to average Cubic Corp. Principal Project Engineer salary ($114K)
"I strongly defend the salary level I received based on the scope of work and level of responsibility assumed."

$105K Bell Helicopter's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$6K (5%) less than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$34K (38%) more than average Bell Helicopter salary ($71K)
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"I feel I was paid fairly for my experience. Get your money coming in the door, raises were 2% a year. With no raises some years but management got their bonuses."

$115K URS's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (6 salaries)

+$4K (3%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$45K (48%) more than average URS salary ($70K)
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+$5K (4%) more than average URS Principal Project Engineer salary ($115K)
-$14K (12%) less than average URS Principal Project Engineer salary ($115K)
+$5K (4%) more than average URS Principal Project Engineer salary ($115K)
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$112K Textron's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

Equal to national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$43K (47%) more than average Textron salary ($69K)
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Equal to average Textron Principal Project Engineer salary ($112K)

$92K Air Products and Chemicals' Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$19K (18%) less than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$28K (35%) more than average Air Products and Chemicals salary ($64K)
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-$1K (1%) less than average Air Products and Chemicals Principal Project Engineer salary ($92K)
Equal to average Air Products and Chemicals Principal Project Engineer salary ($92K)

$82K Emerson Process Management's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$29K (30%) less than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$21K (29%) more than average Emerson Process Management salary ($61K)
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+$1K (1%) more than average Emerson Process Management Principal Project Engineer salary ($82K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Emerson Process Management Principal Project Engineer salary ($82K)

$181K Lockheed Martin's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$70K (47%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$110K (87%) more than average Lockheed Martin salary ($71K)
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Equal to average Lockheed Martin Principal Project Engineer salary ($181K)

$161K Chicago Bridge & Iron's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$50K (36%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$90K (77%) more than average Chicago Bridge & Iron salary ($71K)
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Equal to average Chicago Bridge & Iron Principal Project Engineer salary ($161K)

$144K Parsons' Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$33K (25%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$70K (64%) more than average Parsons salary ($74K)
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$141K CBS Broadcasting's Average Principal Project Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$30K (23%) more than national average Principal Project Engineer salary ($111K)
+$91K (95%) more than average CBS Broadcasting salary ($50K)
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Equal to average CBS Broadcasting Principal Project Engineer salary ($141K)

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