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Merck Group Principal Engineer Salary

The average Merck Group Principal Engineer earns an estimated $174,998 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $147,916 with a $27,082 bonus. Merck Group's Principal Engineer compensation is $13,261 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Merck Group can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Merck Group earns $8,520 more on average than the Product Department.

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$85k
$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$174,998
Average Compensation
$147,916
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Merck Group

Principal Engineers earn $4,740 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,499 less than Engineering Managers.

Developer
$228k*
Director of Engineering
$210k*
Group Engineering Manager
$198k*
Engineering Manager
$176k*
Principal Engineer
$170k*
Sales Engineer
$153k*
Senior Developer
$149k*
Lead Engineer
$143k*
Data Scientist
$132k*
DevOps
$123k*
Mobile Developer
$121k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
QA
$99k*
Jr Developer
$90k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Merck Group by Department

The Engineering Department averages $8,520 more than the Product Department, and $36,082 less than the Enterprise Risk Department

Enterprise Risk
$184,156 Avg. total comp.
+$36k
Engineering
$148,074 Avg. total comp.
Product
$139,554 Avg. total comp.
-$9k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Merck Group Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Merck Group believe they're not compensated fairly. The majority (50%) of Principal Engineers at Merck Group are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Merck Group

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