General Dynamics Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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General Dynamics Principal Engineer Salary

The average General Dynamics Principal Engineer earns an estimated $158,400 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $146,118 with a $12,282 bonus. General Dynamics' Principal Engineer compensation is $3,338 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at General Dynamics can range from $93,000 - $200,000.

The Engineering Department at General Dynamics earns $5,081 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from General Dynamics Principal Engineers.

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$2.06M
$158,400
Average Compensation
$146,118
avg. base
$12,282
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at General Dynamics

Principal Engineers earn $5,562 more than Engineering Managers, and $2,602 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$181k*
Sales Engineer
$166k*
Group Engineering Manager
$161k*
Engineering Manager
$153k*
Principal Engineer
$151k*
$142k
DevOps
$132k*
Scrum Master
$114k*
Senior QA
$110k*
Data Scientist
$107k*
Mobile Developer
$98k*
QA
$98k*
Developer
$94k*
Jr Developer
$76k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at General Dynamics by Department

The Engineering Department averages $5,081 more than the Design Department, and $745 less than the HR Department

HR
$108,188 Avg. total comp.
+$745
Engineering
$107,443 Avg. total comp.
Design
$102,362 Avg. total comp.
-$5k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at General Dynamics

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at General Dynamics

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$140,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at General Dynamics Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at General Dynamics believe they're compensated fairly. 25% of Principal Engineers at General Dynamics say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (63%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at General Dynamics

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