Netflix Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Netflix Principal Engineer Salary

The average Netflix Principal Engineer earns an estimated $196,181 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $163,385 with a $32,796 bonus. Netflix's Principal Engineer compensation is $34,443 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Netflix can range from $110,000 - $420,000.

The Engineering Department at Netflix earns $6,519 more on average than the Legal Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from Netflix Principal Engineers.

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$163,385
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$32,796
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Principal Engineer Salaries at Netflix

Principal Engineers earn $3,457 more than Principal Engineers, and $3,819 less than Senior Developers.

Director of Engineering
$233k*
Group Engineering Manager
$208k*
Engineering Manager
$204k*
Principal Engineer
$193k*
Lead Engineer
$187k*
Data Scientist
$162k*
Sales Engineer
$154k*
Scrum Master
$148k*
DevOps
$147k*
Developer
$135k*
Mobile Developer
$134k*
Senior QA
$130k*
QA
$120k*
Jr Developer
$105k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Netflix by Department

The Engineering Department averages $6,519 more than the Legal Department, and $20,784 less than the Product Department

Product
$154,829 Avg. total comp.
+$21k
Engineering
$134,045 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$127,526 Avg. total comp.
-$7k

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Netflix

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$380,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Netflix Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Netflix believe they're compensated fairly. 13% of Principal Engineers at Netflix say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (87%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Netflix

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