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SPIE Principal Engineer Salary

The average SPIE Principal Engineer earns an estimated $175,959 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $148,877 with a $27,082 bonus. SPIE's Principal Engineer compensation is $14,237 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at SPIE can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at SPIE earns $459 more on average than the Business Development Department.

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$175,959
Average Compensation
$148,877
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at SPIE

Principal Engineers earn $4,916 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,286 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$211k*
Engineering Manager
$177k*
Principal Engineer
$171k*
Senior Developer
$150k*
Lead Engineer
$144k*
QA Manager
$133k*
Data Scientist
$132k*
DevOps
$124k*
Developer
$121k*
QA
$100k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at SPIE by Department

The Engineering Department averages $459 more than the Business Development Department, and $12,556 less than the Product Department

Product
$137,297 Avg. total comp.
+$13k
Engineering
$124,741 Avg. total comp.
Business Development
$124,282 Avg. total comp.
-$459

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at SPIE Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at SPIE believe they're not compensated fairly. The majority (33%) of Principal Engineers at SPIE are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at SPIE

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