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Adobe Principal Engineer Salary

The average Adobe Principal Engineer earns $170,000 annually. This total compensation is $8,263 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Adobe earns $10,549 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from Adobe Principal Engineers.

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Principal Engineer Salaries at Adobe

Principal Engineers earn $5,375 more than DevOps, and $2,570 less than Engineering Managers.

Group Engineering Manager
$211k*
Principal Engineer
$170k
$165k
$150k
Scrum Master
$141k*
$140k
Mobile Developer
$135k*
$106k
$100k
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Compensation at Adobe by Department

The Engineering Department averages $10,549 more than the Design Department, and $4,519 less than the Product Department

Product
$150,192 Avg. total comp.
+$5k
Engineering
$145,673 Avg. total comp.
Design
$135,124 Avg. total comp.
-$11k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at Adobe

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Adobe

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$170,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Adobe Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Adobe believe they're compensated fairly. 72% of Principal Engineers at Adobe say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (96%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Adobe

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