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Amtrak Principal Engineer Salary

The average Amtrak Principal Engineer earns an estimated $159,389 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $147,107 with a $12,282 bonus. Amtrak's Principal Engineer compensation is $2,348 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Amtrak can range from $93,000 - $200,000.

The Engineering Department at Amtrak earns $2,895 more on average than the HR Department.

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Average Compensation
$147,107
avg. base
$12,282
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Amtrak

Principal Engineers earn $5,512 more than Engineering Managers, and $2,733 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$173k*
Sales Engineer
$167k*
Group Engineering Manager
$162k*
Engineering Manager
$154k*
Principal Engineer
$152k*
DevOps
$133k*
Lead Engineer
$126k*
Senior Developer
$116k*
Scrum Master
$115k*
Senior QA
$111k*
Mobile Developer
$99k*
QA
$98k*
Developer
$94k*
Jr Developer
$77k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Amtrak by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,895 more than the HR Department, and $12,358 less than the Sales Department

Sales
$121,198 Avg. total comp.
+$12k
Engineering
$108,840 Avg. total comp.
HR
$105,945 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Amtrak Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Amtrak believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at Amtrak say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (71%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Amtrak

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