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Michigan Principal Engineer Salary

The average Michigan Principal Engineer earns an estimated $140,402 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $121,069 with a $19,333 bonus. Michigan's Principal Engineer compensation is $21,335 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Michigan can range from $78,000 - $185,000.

The Engineering Department at Michigan earns $2,576 more on average than the Design Department.

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$140,402
Average Compensation
$121,069
avg. base
$19,333
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Michigan

Principal Engineers earn $7,489 more than Principal Engineers, and $26,976 less than Directors of Engineering.

Group Engineering Manager
$197k*
Sales Engineer
$185k*
Engineering Manager
$174k*
Director of Engineering
$167k*
Principal Engineer
$133k*
Lead Engineer
$128k*
Mobile Developer
$121k*
Senior Developer
$115k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
DevOps
$102k*
QA
$100k*
Data Scientist
$95k*
Developer
$76k*
Jr Developer
$71k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Michigan by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,576 more than the Design Department, and $2,577 less than the Marketing Department

Marketing
$119,535 Avg. total comp.
+$3k
Engineering
$116,958 Avg. total comp.
Design
$114,382 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Michigan Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Michigan believe they're compensated fairly. The vast majority (70%) of Principal Engineers at Michigan are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Michigan

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