El Pollo Loco Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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El Pollo Loco Principal Engineer Salary

The average El Pollo Loco Principal Engineer earns an estimated $168,527 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $139,594 with a $28,933 bonus. El Pollo Loco's Principal Engineer compensation is $6,790 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at El Pollo Loco can range from $65,000 - $213,000.

The Engineering Department at El Pollo Loco earns $20,470 more on average than the Sales Department.

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$2.06M
$168,527
Average Compensation
$139,594
avg. base
$28,933
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at El Pollo Loco

Principal Engineers earn $421 more than Group Engineering Managers, and $19,110 less than Directors of Engineering.

Director of Engineering
$188k*
Group Engineering Manager
$168k*
Lead Engineer
$155k*
Principal Engineer
$154k*
Sales Engineer
$147k*
Engineering Manager
$146k*
Senior Developer
$136k*
DevOps
$129k*
Data Scientist
$128k*
Senior QA
$125k*
Mobile Developer
$103k*
Developer
$92k*
Jr Developer
$87k*
QA
$79k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at El Pollo Loco by Department

The Engineering Department averages $20,470 more than the Sales Department, and $6,431 less than the Legal Department

Legal
$131,280 Avg. total comp.
+$6k
Engineering
$124,849 Avg. total comp.
Sales
$104,379 Avg. total comp.
-$20k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Principal Engineer at companies similar size to El Pollo Loco reported making $149,701, while the average male Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $169,481.

Principal Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Principal Engineer at companies similar size to El Pollo Loco reported making $172,732, while the average Hispanic or Latino Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $137,667.

How Principal Engineers at El Pollo Loco Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at El Pollo Loco believe they're not compensated fairly. 50% of Principal Engineers at El Pollo Loco say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (37%) are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at El Pollo Loco

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