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Airbus Principal Engineer Salary

The average Airbus Principal Engineer earns an estimated $172,319 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $145,236 with a $27,082 bonus. Airbus' Principal Engineer compensation is $10,597 more than theaverage for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Airbus can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Airbus earns $12,357 more on average than the Design Department.

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$50k
$85k
$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$172,319
Average Compensation
$145,236
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Airbus

Principal Engineers earn $5,215 more than Principal Engineers, and $2,550 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$217k*
Group Engineering Manager
$204k*
Engineering Manager
$175k*
Principal Engineer
$167k*
Senior Developer
$155k*
Sales Engineer
$150k*
Lead Engineer
$149k*
Data Scientist
$136k*
DevOps
$121k*
Developer
$119k*
Mobile Developer
$118k*
Scrum Master
$113k*
Senior QA
$110k*
QA
$98k*
Jr Developer
$88k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Airbus by Department

The Engineering Department averages $12,357 more than the Design Department, and $2,504 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$125,814 Avg. total comp.
+$3k
Engineering
$123,310 Avg. total comp.
Design
$110,953 Avg. total comp.
-$12k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Airbus reported making $174,986, while the average male Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $186,024.

Principal Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Caucasian Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Airbus reported making $187,613, while the average Native American Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $124,088.

How Principal Engineers at Airbus Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Airbus believe they're compensated fairly. 83% of Principal Engineers at Airbus say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (77%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Airbus

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