Best Buy Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco | Comparably
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Best Buy Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco

The average Best Buy Principal Engineer in San Francisco earns an estimated $193,619 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $160,823 with a $32,796 bonus. Best Buy's Principal Engineer compensation is $31,897 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Best Buy in San Francisco can range from $110,000 - $420,000.

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department at Best Buy earns $7,983 more on average than the Legal Department.

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$193,619
Average Compensation
$160,823
avg. base
$32,796
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Best Buy

In San Francisco, Principal Engineers earn $3,624 more than Principal Engineers, and $64 less than Lead Engineers.

Director of Engineering
$242k*
Group Engineering Manager
$216k*
Engineering Manager
$201k*
Lead Engineer
$194k*
Principal Engineer
$190k*
Senior Developer
$175k*
Data Scientist
$168k*
Sales Engineer
$152k*
Scrum Master
$146k*
$134k
Developer
$133k*
Mobile Developer
$132k*
Senior QA
$128k*
QA
$118k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Best Buy by Department

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department averages $7,983 more than the Legal Department, and $44,504 less than the Enterprise Risk Department

Enterprise Risk
$184,798 Avg. total comp.
+$45k
Engineering
$140,294 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$132,311 Avg. total comp.
-$8k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Best Buy Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Best Buy believe they're compensated fairly. 60% of Principal Engineers at Best Buy say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (66%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Best Buy

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