Rio Tinto Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Rio Tinto Principal Engineer Salary

The average Rio Tinto Principal Engineer earns an estimated $176,643 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $149,561 with a $27,082 bonus. Rio Tinto's Principal Engineer compensation is $14,921 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Rio Tinto can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Rio Tinto earns $11,170 more on average than the Design Department.

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$2.06M
$176,643
Average Compensation
$149,561
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Rio Tinto

Principal Engineers earn $4,755 more than Principal Engineers, and $22,717 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$212k*
Group Engineering Manager
$199k*
Principal Engineer
$172k*
Engineering Manager
$169k*
Sales Engineer
$154k*
Senior Developer
$150k*
Lead Engineer
$144k*
Data Scientist
$133k*
Developer
$122k*
DevOps
$118k*
Mobile Developer
$115k*
Senior QA
$113k*
Scrum Master
$110k*
QA
$101k*
Jr Developer
$91k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Rio Tinto by Department

The Engineering Department averages $11,170 more than the Design Department, and $2,096 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$124,869 Avg. total comp.
+$2k
Engineering
$122,773 Avg. total comp.
Design
$111,603 Avg. total comp.
-$11k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Rio Tinto Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Rio Tinto believe they're compensated fairly. 83% of Principal Engineers at Rio Tinto say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (69%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Rio Tinto

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