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General Electric Principal Engineer Salary

The average General Electric Principal Engineer earns an estimated $155,947 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $136,547 with a $19,400 bonus. General Electric's Principal Engineer compensation is $5,790 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at General Electric can range from $112,000 - $271,000 with equity ranging from 150K+-25k.

The Engineering Department at General Electric earns $17,144 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 4 salary records from General Electric Principal Engineers.

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$50k
$85k
$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$155,947
Average Compensation
$136,547
avg. base
$19,400
avg. bonus
150K+-25k
equity range

Principal Engineer Salaries at General Electric

Principal Engineers earn $2,359 more than Senior Developers, and $24,053 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$218k*
Senior Developer
$154k*
Principal Engineer
$151k*
DevOps
$144k*
QA Manager
$141k*
$105k
$98k
* estimated salary

Compensation at General Electric by Department

The Engineering Department averages $17,144 more than the HR Department, and $921 less than the Product Department

Product
$136,385 Avg. total comp.
+$921
Engineering
$135,464 Avg. total comp.
HR
$118,320 Avg. total comp.
-$17k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at General Electric

The average Principal Engineer at General Electric receives stock valued at a low of $150K+ to a high of $25k.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at General Electric

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$147,600 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$154,500 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$145,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$118,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at General Electric Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at General Electric believe they're compensated fairly. 58% of Principal Engineers at General Electric say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (51%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at General Electric

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