Nissan Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Nissan Principal Engineer Salary

The average Nissan Principal Engineer earns an estimated $176,207 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $149,124 with a $27,082 bonus. Nissan's Principal Engineer compensation is $14,469 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Nissan can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Nissan earns $4,635 more on average than the Marketing Department.

Last updated 10 months ago.

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$85k
$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$176,207
Average Compensation
$149,124
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Nissan

Principal Engineers earn $5,422 more than Principal Engineers, and $2,325 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$210k*
Group Engineering Manager
$198k*
Engineering Manager
$179k*
Principal Engineer
$171k*
Data Scientist
$132k*
Senior Developer
$125k*
DevOps
$124k*
Sales Engineer
$123k*
Developer
$122k*
Mobile Developer
$115k*
Lead Engineer
$113k*
Senior QA
$113k*
Scrum Master
$110k*
QA
$100k*
Jr Developer
$91k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Nissan by Department

The Engineering Department averages $4,635 more than the Marketing Department, and $4,447 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$124,495 Avg. total comp.
+$4k
Engineering
$120,048 Avg. total comp.
Marketing
$115,413 Avg. total comp.
-$5k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Nissan Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Nissan believe they're compensated fairly. 57% of Principal Engineers at Nissan say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (56%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Nissan

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