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Founded in 1999, SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) is a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT?management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformations. Our solutions provide organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or?complexity—with a comprehensive and unified view of today’s modern, distributed, and hybrid network environments. SolarWinds serves more than 300,000 customers worldwide, including 96% of the Fortune® 500, with 18 offices globally. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable observability and IT infrastructure management software. Our focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for observability, IT service management, application performance, and database management. read more
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SolarWinds Principal Engineer Salary

The average SolarWinds Principal Engineer earns an estimated $153,493 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $138,243 with a $15,250 bonus. SolarWinds' Principal Engineer compensation is $8,245 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at SolarWinds can range from $107,000 - $168,000.

The Engineering Department at SolarWinds earns $2,692 more on average than the HR Department.

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$153,493
Average Compensation
$138,243
avg. base
$15,250
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at SolarWinds

Principal Engineers earn $2,978 more than Principal Engineers, and $12,810 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Engineering Manager
$180k*
Director of Engineering
$176k*
Group Engineering Manager
$166k*
Principal Engineer
$151k*
DevOps
$145k*
Lead Engineer
$139k*
Mobile Developer
$128k*
Senior Developer
$124k*
Senior QA
$116k*
Data Scientist
$115k*
Developer
$95k*
QA
$81k*
Jr Developer
$73k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at SolarWinds by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,692 more than the HR Department, and $6,790 less than the Legal Department

Legal
$141,801 Avg. total comp.
+$7k
Engineering
$135,011 Avg. total comp.
HR
$132,319 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at SolarWinds Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at SolarWinds believe they're compensated fairly. 67% of Principal Engineers at SolarWinds say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (84%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at SolarWinds

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