Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) Principal Engineer Salary

The average Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) Principal Engineer earns $157,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $143,000 with a $14,000 bonus. This total compensation is $4,737 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) earns $7,218 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) Principal Engineers.

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Principal Engineer Salaries at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink)

Principal Engineers earn $17,363 more than Lead Engineers, and $44,359 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$216k*
Group Engineering Manager
$201k*
Principal Engineer
$157k
Data Scientist
$135k*
Mobile Developer
$118k*
Scrum Master
$112k*
$103k
QA
$97k*
Jr Developer
$88k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) by Department

The Engineering Department averages $7,218 more than the Legal Department, and $3,904 less than the Product Department

Product
$127,315 Avg. total comp.
+$4k
Engineering
$123,411 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$116,193 Avg. total comp.
-$7k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink)

The average Principal Engineer at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) receives $25k of stock in equity.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink)

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$157,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) believe they're not compensated fairly. 61% of Principal Engineers at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (49%) are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Lumen (formerly CenturyLink)

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