Provide America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all. This mission statement describes our role and the public’s expectation about how we should perform that role. In the United States, the Congress passes tax laws and requires taxpayers to comply. The taxpayer’s role is to understand and meet his or her tax obligations. The IRS role is to help the large majority of compliant taxpayers with the tax law, while ensuring that the minority who are unwilling to comply pay their fair share. read more

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IRS Principal Engineer Salaries in Boston

The average IRS Principal Engineer in Boston earns an estimated $159,393 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $139,993 with a $19,400 bonus. IRS' Principal Engineer compensation is $2,329 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at IRS in Boston can range from $112,000 - $271,000.

In Boston, The Engineering Department at IRS earns $3,352 more on average than the HR Department.

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$159,393

Average Compensation

$139,993: avg. base

$19,400: avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at IRS

In Boston, Principal Engineers earn $1,861 more than Engineering Managers, and $54,358 less than Directors of Engineering.

Director of Engineering

$214k*

Engineering Manager

$158k*

Principal Engineer

$154k*

Senior Developer

$149k*

QA Manager

$143k*

Data Scientist

$132k*

Lead Engineer

$130k*

Developer

$112k*

DevOps

$110k

$81k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at IRS by Department

In Boston, The Engineering Department averages $3,352 more than the HR Department, and $15,959 less than the Product Department

Product

$137,701 Avg. total comp.

+$16k

Engineering

$121,742 Avg. total comp.

$118,390 Avg. total comp.

-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at IRS Rate Their Compensation

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

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

46% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

100% Yes

100

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

84% Yes

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