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McDonald's Principal Engineer Salary

The average McDonald's Principal Engineer earns an estimated $137,376 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $125,012 with a $12,364 bonus. McDonald's' Principal Engineer compensation is $24,361 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at McDonald's can range from $100,000 - $208,000.

The Engineering Department at McDonald's earns $15,088 more on average than the Product Department.

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$137,376
Average Compensation
$125,012
avg. base
$12,364
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at McDonald's

Principal Engineers earn $2,619 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,236 less than Sales Engineers.

Director of Engineering
$230k*
Group Engineering Manager
$204k*
Sales Engineer
$139k*
Principal Engineer
$135k*
Senior Developer
$123k*
Lead Engineer
$109k*
DevOps
$107k*
Data Scientist
$106k*
Senior QA
$96k*
Scrum Master
$86k*
Mobile Developer
$85k*
QA
$81k*
Jr Developer
$80k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at McDonald's by Department

The Engineering Department averages $15,088 more than the Product Department, and $36,147 less than the Communications Department

Communications
$185,569 Avg. total comp.
+$36k
Engineering
$149,422 Avg. total comp.
Product
$134,334 Avg. total comp.
-$15k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at McDonald's Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at McDonald's believe they're compensated fairly. 46% of Principal Engineers at McDonald's say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (48%) are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at McDonald's

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