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Cisco Principal Engineer Salaries in Boston

The average Cisco Principal Engineer in Boston earns $223,167 annually, which includes a base salary of $175,000 with a $48,167 bonus. This total compensation is $61,430 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Cisco in Boston can range from $135,000 - $330,000 with equity ranging from 50-50k.

In Boston, The Engineering Department at Cisco earns $9,352 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 7 salary records from Cisco Principal Engineers.

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$50k
$85k
$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$223,167
Average Compensation
$175,000
avg. base
$48,167
avg. bonus
50-50k
equity range

Principal Engineer Salaries at Cisco

In Boston, Principal Engineers earn $19,167 more than QA Managers, and $53,500 less than Directors of Engineering.

Principal Engineer
$223k
$184k
Engineering Manager
$154k*
Group Engineering Manager
$145k*
$140k
Data Scientist
$137k*
Mobile Developer
$119k*
$116k
Scrum Master
$113k*
Senior QA
$111k*
QA
$79k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Cisco by Department

In Boston, The Engineering Department averages $9,352 more than the Legal Department, and $3,579 less than the HR Department

HR
$125,625 Avg. total comp.
+$4k
Engineering
$122,046 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$112,694 Avg. total comp.
-$9k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at Cisco

In Boston, the average Principal Engineer at Cisco receives stock valued at a low of $50 to a high of $50k.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Cisco

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$230,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$260,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$135,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$218,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$252,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Cisco Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Cisco believe they're compensated fairly. 85% of Principal Engineers at Cisco say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (83%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Cisco

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