FBI Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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FBI Principal Engineer Salary

The average FBI Principal Engineer earns an estimated $174,095 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $147,013 with a $27,082 bonus. FBI's Principal Engineer compensation is $12,373 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at FBI can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at FBI earns $12,869 more on average than the HR Department.

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$174,095
Average Compensation
$147,013
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at FBI

Principal Engineers earn $4,193 more than Principal Engineers, and $2,164 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$210k*
Engineering Manager
$176k*
Principal Engineer
$170k*
Senior Developer
$148k*
Lead Engineer
$143k*
QA Manager
$132k*
Data Scientist
$130k*
DevOps
$122k*
Developer
$120k*
QA
$99k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at FBI by Department

The Engineering Department averages $12,869 more than the HR Department, and $713 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$123,862 Avg. total comp.
+$713
Engineering
$123,149 Avg. total comp.
HR
$110,280 Avg. total comp.
-$13k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at FBI Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at FBI believe they're not compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at FBI say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (84%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at FBI

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