Hostess Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Hostess Principal Engineer Salary

The average Hostess Principal Engineer earns an estimated $169,654 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $142,571 with a $27,082 bonus. Hostess' Principal Engineer compensation is $7,917 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Hostess can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Hostess earns $446 more on average than the Operations Department.

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$2.06M
$169,654
Average Compensation
$142,571
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Hostess

Principal Engineers earn $5,188 more than Principal Engineers, and $2,589 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$213k*
Engineering Manager
$172k*
Principal Engineer
$164k*
Lead Engineer
$147k*
QA Manager
$135k*
Data Scientist
$134k*
DevOps
$119k*
Senior Developer
$108k*
QA
$102k*
Developer
$75k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Hostess by Department

The Engineering Department averages $446 more than the Operations Department, and $16,898 less than the Product Department

Product
$146,878 Avg. total comp.
+$17k
Engineering
$129,980 Avg. total comp.
Operations
$129,534 Avg. total comp.
-$446

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Hostess Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Hostess believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at Hostess say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (100%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Hostess

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