Exelis Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Exelis Principal Engineer Salary

The average Exelis Principal Engineer earns an estimated $160,975 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $148,693 with a $12,282 bonus. Exelis' Principal Engineer compensation is $762 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Exelis can range from $93,000 - $200,000.

The Engineering Department at Exelis earns $3,295 more on average than the IT Department.

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$160,975
Average Compensation
$148,693
avg. base
$12,282
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Exelis

Principal Engineers earn $5,415 more than Engineering Managers, and $1,910 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$175k*
Sales Engineer
$169k*
Group Engineering Manager
$163k*
Engineering Manager
$156k*
Principal Engineer
$154k*
DevOps
$135k*
Lead Engineer
$127k*
Senior Developer
$118k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
Data Scientist
$109k*
Mobile Developer
$100k*
QA
$99k*
Developer
$95k*
Jr Developer
$78k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Exelis by Department

The Engineering Department averages $3,295 more than the IT Department, and $12,541 less than the Sales Department

Sales
$121,542 Avg. total comp.
+$13k
Engineering
$109,001 Avg. total comp.
IT
$105,706 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Exelis Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Exelis believe they're not compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at Exelis say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (67%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Exelis

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