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ABF Freight Principal Engineer Salary

The average ABF Freight Principal Engineer earns an estimated $169,115 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $142,033 with a $27,082 bonus. ABF Freight's Principal Engineer compensation is $7,378 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at ABF Freight can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at ABF Freight earns $11,280 more on average than the Design Department.

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$169,115

Average Compensation

$142,033: avg. base

$27,082: avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at ABF Freight

Principal Engineers earn $4,715 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,507 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering

$213k*

Group Engineering Manager

$201k*

Engineering Manager

$171k*

Principal Engineer

$164k*

Sales Engineer

$155k*

Senior Developer

$151k*

Lead Engineer

$146k*

Data Scientist

$134k*

Developer

$123k*

DevOps

$119k*

Mobile Developer

$116k*

Senior QA

$114k*

Scrum Master

$111k*

$101k*

Jr Developer

$92k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at ABF Freight by Department

The Engineering Department averages $11,280 more than the Design Department, and $2,593 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development

$125,903 Avg. total comp.

+$3k

Engineering

$123,310 Avg. total comp.

Design

$112,030 Avg. total comp.

-$11k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at ABF Freight Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at ABF Freight believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at ABF Freight say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (82%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at ABF Freight

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

74% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

100% Yes

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Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

82% Yes

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