Solar Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco | Comparably
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Solar Principal Engineer Salaries in San Francisco

The average Solar Principal Engineer in San Francisco earns an estimated $177,449 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $155,148 with a $22,301 bonus. Solar's Principal Engineer compensation is $15,712 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Solar in San Francisco can range from $104,000 - $227,000.

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department at Solar earns $11,724 more on average than the Legal Department.

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$177,449
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$155,148
avg. base
$22,301
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Solar

In San Francisco, Principal Engineers earn $3,016 more than Principal Engineers, and $8,776 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$241k*
Group Engineering Manager
$205k*
Engineering Manager
$186k*
Principal Engineer
$174k*
Lead Engineer
$171k*
Senior Developer
$166k*
Data Scientist
$158k*
Sales Engineer
$155k*
Senior QA
$140k*
Mobile Developer
$138k*
DevOps
$138k*
Developer
$135k*
QA
$119k*
Jr Developer
$108k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Solar by Department

In San Francisco, The Engineering Department averages $11,724 more than the Legal Department, and $12,382 less than the Product Department

Product
$154,126 Avg. total comp.
+$12k
Engineering
$141,744 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$130,020 Avg. total comp.
-$12k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

The average female Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Solar reported making $151,156, while the average male Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $160,687.

Principal Engineer Compensation by Ethnicity (All Companies)

The average Asian or Pacific Islander Principal Engineer at companies similar size to Solar reported making $168,169, while the average Hispanic or Latino Principal Engineer at similar sized companies reported making $149,389.

How Principal Engineers at Solar Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Solar believe they're not compensated fairly. 67% of Principal Engineers at Solar say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (59%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Solar

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