Steel Dynamics Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
Steel Dynamics is a diversified carbon-steel producer, metals recycler and one of the largest American steel companies. read more
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Steel Dynamics Principal Engineer Salary

The average Steel Dynamics Principal Engineer earns an estimated $171,139 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $144,057 with a $27,082 bonus. Steel Dynamics' Principal Engineer compensation is $9,402 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Steel Dynamics can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Steel Dynamics earns $8,855 more on average than the Design Department.

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$2.06M
$171,139
Average Compensation
$144,057
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Steel Dynamics

Principal Engineers earn $4,938 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,237 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$216k*
Group Engineering Manager
$203k*
Engineering Manager
$172k*
Principal Engineer
$166k*
Senior Developer
$154k*
Sales Engineer
$149k*
Lead Engineer
$147k*
Data Scientist
$135k*
DevOps
$120k*
Developer
$118k*
Mobile Developer
$118k*
Scrum Master
$112k*
Senior QA
$109k*
QA
$97k*
Jr Developer
$88k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Steel Dynamics by Department

The Engineering Department averages $8,855 more than the Design Department, and $5,243 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$127,644 Avg. total comp.
+$5k
Engineering
$122,401 Avg. total comp.
Design
$113,546 Avg. total comp.
-$9k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Steel Dynamics Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Steel Dynamics believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at Steel Dynamics say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (85%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Steel Dynamics

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