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$200K Veeva Systems' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$89K (57%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$74K (45%) more than average Veeva Systems salary ($126K)
Equal to average Veeva Systems Principal Software Engineer salary ($200K) in California
$198K Ecliptic Enterprises' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$87K (56%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$108K (75%) more than average Ecliptic Enterprises salary ($90K)
Equal to average Ecliptic Enterprises Principal Software Engineer salary ($198K) in California
$190K CloudCar's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$79K (52%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
Equal to average CloudCar salary ($190K)
Equal to average CloudCar Principal Software Engineer salary ($190K) in California
$173K ActiveVideo Networks' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$62K (43%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$73K (53%) more than average ActiveVideo Networks salary ($100K)
+$2K (1%) more than average ActiveVideo Networks Principal Software Engineer salary ($173K) in California
$175K Collins Aerospace's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$64K (44%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$94K (73%) more than average Collins Aerospace salary ($81K)
Equal to average Collins Aerospace Principal Software Engineer salary ($175K) in California
$165K CommScope's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$54K (39%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$80K (64%) more than average CommScope salary ($85K)
Equal to average CommScope Principal Software Engineer salary ($165K) in California
$111K Oracle's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (26 salaries)
Equal to national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$16K (15%) more than average Oracle salary ($95K)
+$39K (29%) more than average Oracle Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K) in California
$98K CA Technologies' Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$13K (12%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$17K (18%) more than average CA Technologies salary ($81K)
+$47K (38%) more than average CA Technologies Principal Software Engineer salary ($98K) in California
$131K BakBone Software's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$20K (16%) more than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$31K (26%) more than average BakBone Software salary ($100K)
+$9K (6%) more than average BakBone Software Principal Software Engineer salary ($131K) in California
$96K Broadcom's Average Principal Software Engineer Salary (10 salaries)
-$15K (14%) less than national average Principal Software Engineer salary ($111K)
+$6K (6%) more than average Broadcom salary ($90K)
+$34K (30%) more than average Broadcom Principal Software Engineer salary ($96K) in California
+$54K (43%) more than average Broadcom Principal Software Engineer salary ($96K) 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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