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American Airlines Principal Engineer Salary

The average American Airlines Principal Engineer earns an estimated $126,729 annually. American Airlines' Principal Engineer compensation is $35,008 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at American Airlines earns $6,533 more on average than the Customer Support Department.

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$126,729

Average Compensation

$126,729: avg. base

Principal Engineer Salaries at American Airlines

Principal Engineers earn $18,329 more than Lead Engineers.

Lead Engineer

$108k

DevOps

$101k

Data Scientist

$95k

* estimated salary

Compensation at American Airlines by Department

The Engineering Department averages $6,533 more than the Customer Support Department, and $6,022 less than the IT Department

$104,555 Avg. total comp.

+$6k

Engineering

$98,533 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support

$92,000 Avg. total comp.

-$7k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at American Airlines Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at American Airlines believe they're not compensated fairly. 50% of Principal Engineers at American Airlines say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (63%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at American Airlines

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

47% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

50% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

63% Yes

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