Costco Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Costco Principal Engineer Salary

The average Costco Principal Engineer earns an estimated $212,811 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $166,916 with a $45,895 bonus. Costco's Principal Engineer compensation is $51,074 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Costco can range from $102,400 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Costco earns $3,435 more on average than the Business Development Department.

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$212,811
Average Compensation
$166,916
avg. base
$45,895
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Costco

Principal Engineers earn $2,705 more than Principal Engineers, and $16,929 less than Directors of Engineering.

Engineering Manager
$363k*
Group Engineering Manager
$310k*
Director of Engineering
$230k*
Principal Engineer
$210k*
Senior Developer
$176k*
Lead Engineer
$163k*
Data Scientist
$162k*
Sales Engineer
$160k*
Scrum Master
$136k*
Developer
$135k*
Mobile Developer
$135k*
DevOps
$134k*
Senior QA
$119k*
Jr Developer
$113k*
QA
$104k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Costco by Department

The Engineering Department averages $3,435 more than the Business Development Department, and $43,645 less than the Enterprise Risk Department

Enterprise Risk
$185,915 Avg. total comp.
+$44k
Engineering
$142,270 Avg. total comp.
Business Development
$138,835 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Costco Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Costco believe they're compensated fairly. 71% of Principal Engineers at Costco say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (90%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Costco

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