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General Motors Principal Engineer Salary

The average General Motors Principal Engineer earns $78,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $70,000 with a $8,000 bonus. This total compensation is $83,737 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at General Motors earns $1,152 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from General Motors Principal Engineers.

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$70,000
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Principal Engineer Salaries at General Motors

Principal Engineers earn $1,750 more than QAs, and $2,000 less than Architects.

Sales Engineer
$187k*
Director of Engineering
$170k*
Mobile Developer
$116k*
Senior QA
$114k*
$84k
Principal Engineer
$78k
$76k
* estimated salary

Compensation at General Motors by Department

The Engineering Department averages $1,152 more than the HR Department, and $1,698 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$125,928 Avg. total comp.
+$2k
Engineering
$124,230 Avg. total comp.
HR
$123,078 Avg. total comp.
-$1k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at General Motors

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at General Motors

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$78,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at General Motors Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at General Motors believe they're compensated fairly. 87% of Principal Engineers at General Motors say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (70%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at General Motors

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