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Nuance Communications Principal Engineer Salary

The average Nuance Communications Principal Engineer earns $125,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $110,000 with a $15,000 bonus. This total compensation is $36,737 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Nuance Communications earns $9,987 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from Nuance Communications Principal Engineers.

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$2.06M

$125,000

Average Compensation

$110,000: avg. base

$15,000: avg. bonus

0-25k: equity range

Principal Engineer Salaries at Nuance Communications

Principal Engineers earn $5,000 more than Sales Engineers, and $1,771 less than Data Scientists.

Director of Engineering

$203k*

Group Engineering Manager

$170k*

Engineering Manager

$158k*

Senior Developer

$143k

Lead Engineer

$140k*

Project Manager- Tech

$138k

Mobile Developer

$130k*

Data Scientist

$127k*

Principal Engineer

$125k

Sales Engineer

$120k

DevOps

$119k*

Developer

$107k*

Senior QA

$92k

Jr Developer

$83k*

$71k

* estimated salary

Compensation at Nuance Communications by Department

The Engineering Department averages $9,987 more than the Design Department, and $10,599 less than the Product Department

Product

$127,489 Avg. total comp.

+$11k

Engineering

$116,890 Avg. total comp.

Design

$106,903 Avg. total comp.

-$10k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at Nuance Communications

The average Principal Engineer at Nuance Communications receives $25k of stock in equity.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Nuance Communications

Principal Engineer

Posted more than 30 days ago

$125,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Nuance Communications reported making $149,701, while the average male Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $169,481.

Principal Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Nuance Communications reported making $172,732, while the average Hispanic or Latino Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $137,667.

How Principal Engineers at Nuance Communications Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Nuance Communications believe they're not compensated fairly. 67% of Principal Engineers at Nuance Communications say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (68%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Nuance Communications

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

46% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

67% Yes

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

68% Yes

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