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NVIDIA Principal Engineer Salaries in Seattle

The average NVIDIA Principal Engineer in Seattle earns $140,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $130,000 with a $10,000 bonus. This total compensation is $21,737 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

In Seattle, The Engineering Department at NVIDIA earns $361 more on average than the Marketing Department. Comparably data has a total of 2 salary records from NVIDIA Principal Engineers.

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$130,000
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Principal Engineer Salaries at NVIDIA

In Seattle, Principal Engineers earn $2,000 more than Jr Developers, and $11,000 less than Lead Engineers.

Group Engineering Manager
$297k*
Director of Engineering
$230k*
Engineering Manager
$208k*
Sales Engineer
$160k*
Principal Engineer
$140k
Developer
$136k*
Scrum Master
$136k*
Mobile Developer
$136k*
DevOps
$134k*
$122k
Senior QA
$120k*
QA
$105k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at NVIDIA by Department

In Seattle, The Engineering Department averages $361 more than the Marketing Department, and $12,981 less than the Product Department

Product
$145,379 Avg. total comp.
+$13k
Engineering
$132,398 Avg. total comp.
Marketing
$132,037 Avg. total comp.
-$361

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at NVIDIA

In Seattle, the average Principal Engineer at NVIDIA receives $25k of stock in equity.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at NVIDIA

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$500,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$140,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at NVIDIA Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at NVIDIA believe they're compensated fairly. 43% of Principal Engineers at NVIDIA say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (85%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at NVIDIA

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