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Amazon Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco

The average Amazon Principal Engineer in San Francisco earns $175,077 annually, which includes a base salary of $135,077 with a $40,000 bonus. This total compensation is $13,340 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Amazon in San Francisco can range from $150,154 - $160,000 with equity ranging from 150K+.

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department at Amazon earns $12,723 more on average than the Marketing Department. Comparably data has a total of 10 salary records from Amazon Principal Engineers.

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$175,077
Average Compensation
$135,077
avg. base
$40,000
avg. bonus
150K+
equity range

Principal Engineer Salaries at Amazon

In San Francisco, Principal Engineers earn $14,118 more than Project Managers- Tech, and $5,333 less than QA Managers.

Group Engineering Manager
$297k*
$185k
Principal Engineer
$175k
Scrum Master
$148k*
$145k
$145k
$118k
$109k
* estimated salary

Compensation at Amazon by Department

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department averages $12,723 more than the Marketing Department, and $4,694 less than the Product Department

Product
$132,121 Avg. total comp.
+$5k
Engineering
$127,427 Avg. total comp.
Marketing
$114,704 Avg. total comp.
-$13k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at Amazon

In San Francisco, the average Principal Engineer at Amazon receives $150K+ of stock in equity.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Amazon

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$760,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$247,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$240,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$410,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$310,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Amazon Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Amazon believe they're compensated fairly. 41% of Principal Engineers at Amazon say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (76%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Amazon

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