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Best Buy Principal Engineer Salary

The average Best Buy Principal Engineer earns an estimated $137,143 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $119,072 with a $18,071 bonus. Best Buy's Principal Engineer compensation is $24,594 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Best Buy can range from $70,000 - $187,000.

The Engineering Department at Best Buy earns $16,418 more on average than the Legal Department.

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$137,143
Average Compensation
$119,072
avg. base
$18,071
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Best Buy

Principal Engineers earn $2,957 more than Lead Engineers, and $10,547 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$230k*
Sales Engineer
$158k*
Group Engineering Manager
$151k*
Engineering Manager
$148k*
Lead Engineer
$134k*
Principal Engineer
$134k*
$134k
Mobile Developer
$118k*
Senior Developer
$115k*
Scrum Master
$113k*
QA
$110k*
Senior QA
$91k*
Data Scientist
$89k*
Developer
$84k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Best Buy by Department

The Engineering Department averages $16,418 more than the Legal Department, and $31,989 less than the Customer Support Department

Customer Support
$161,865 Avg. total comp.
+$32k
Engineering
$129,876 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$113,458 Avg. total comp.
-$16k

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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