Solar Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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Solar Principal Engineer Salary

The average Solar Principal Engineer earns an estimated $158,518 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $139,227 with a $19,291 bonus. Solar's Principal Engineer compensation is $3,220 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Solar can range from $64,000 - $259,000.

The Engineering Department at Solar earns $13,329 more on average than the Operations Department.

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$2.06M
$158,518
Average Compensation
$139,227
avg. base
$19,291
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Solar

Principal Engineers earn $3,887 more than Principal Engineers, and $5,632 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$204k*
Group Engineering Manager
$169k*
Engineering Manager
$164k*
Principal Engineer
$155k*
Sales Engineer
$137k*
Data Scientist
$135k*
Mobile Developer
$123k*
Senior Developer
$114k*
Senior QA
$112k*
DevOps
$100k*
Lead Engineer
$95k*
QA
$88k*
Developer
$81k*
Jr Developer
$60k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Solar by Department

The Engineering Department averages $13,329 more than the Operations Department, and $14,268 less than the Legal Department

Legal
$144,613 Avg. total comp.
+$14k
Engineering
$130,345 Avg. total comp.
Operations
$117,016 Avg. total comp.
-$13k

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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