Principal Scientist Salaries in California
How much does a Principal Scientist make in California?
Principal Scientists in California earn $139,000 annually on average, or $50.00 per hour, which is 111% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Scientists work for KLA-Tencor at $225,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Scientists work for General Nutrition Centers earning approximately $60,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$143K Western Digital's Average Principal Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
+$39K (31%) more than national average Principal Scientist salary ($104K)
+$64K (57%) more than average Western Digital salary ($79K)
Equal to average Western Digital Principal Scientist salary ($143K) in California
$128K Oracle's Average Principal Scientist Salary (3 salaries)
+$24K (20%) more than national average Principal Scientist salary ($104K)
+$33K (29%) more than average Oracle salary ($95K)
+$12K (8%) more than average Oracle Principal Scientist salary ($128K) in California
$124K Neurocrine Biosciences' Average Principal Scientist Salary (2 salaries)
+$20K (17%) more than national average Principal Scientist salary ($104K)
+$33K (30%) more than average Neurocrine Biosciences salary ($91K)
+$4K (3%) more than average Neurocrine Biosciences Principal Scientist salary ($124K) in California
$60K General Nutrition Centers' Average Principal Scientist Salary (1 salaries)
-$44K (53%) less than national average Principal Scientist salary ($104K)
+$30K (66%) more than average General Nutrition Centers salary ($30K)
Equal to average General Nutrition Centers Principal Scientist salary ($60K) in California
Top companies for Principal Scientist in California
Below is the total pay for the top 5 highest paying companies for Principal Scientist in California
| KLA-Tencor | $225K | 1 salary |
| Western Digital | $143K | 1 salary |
| Oracle | $140K | 1 salary |
| Neurocrine Biosciences | $128K | 1 salary |
| General Nutrition Centers | $60K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Principal Scientist in California
Milpitas, CA
$225K per year
1 salary > Irvine, CA
$143K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$128K per year
1 salary > Chatsworth, CA
$60K per year
1 salary >
$225K per year
1 salary > Irvine, CA
$143K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$140K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$128K per year
1 salary > Chatsworth, CA
$60K per year
1 salary >
Principal Scientist Salaries by By Cities
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