NASA Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco | Comparably
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NASA Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco

The average NASA Principal Engineer in San Francisco earns $120,000 annually. This total compensation is $41,722 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department at NASA earns $9,478 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from NASA Principal Engineers.

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$120,000
Average Compensation
$120,000
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Principal Engineer Salaries at NASA

In San Francisco, Principal Engineers earn $6,000 more than Data Scientists, and $1,001 less than QAs.

Director of Engineering
$235k*
Group Engineering Manager
$209k*
Senior Developer
$170k*
Sales Engineer
$155k*
DevOps
$149k*
Scrum Master
$141k*
Mobile Developer
$135k*
Senior QA
$131k*
QA
$121k*
Principal Engineer
$120k
$109k
Jr Developer
$107k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at NASA by Department

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department averages $9,478 more than the Legal Department, and $17,177 less than the Product Department

Product
$157,426 Avg. total comp.
+$17k
Engineering
$140,249 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$130,771 Avg. total comp.
-$9k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at NASA

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at NASA

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$120,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at NASA Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at NASA believe they're compensated fairly. 59% of Principal Engineers at NASA say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (74%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at NASA

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