For more than 90 years, Textron Aviation Inc. has empowered our collective talent to design and deliver the best aviation experience for our customers. Our legendary performance, reliability and versatility has provided customers with more than 250,000 aircraft in over 170 countries — totaling more than half of all general aviation aircraft worldwide. Our employees are driven by smart solutions that equip our customers with safe, affordable and flexible flight. Textron Aviation has the most versatile and comprehensive aviation product portfolio in the world: from business jets, general aviation and special mission aircraft; to high-performance pistons, military trainer and defense aircraft. All of which are supported by a trusted global customer service network. read more

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Textron Aviation Principal Engineer Salary

The average Textron Aviation Principal Engineer earns an estimated $176,163 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $149,080 with a $27,082 bonus. Textron Aviation's Principal Engineer compensation is $14,441 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Textron Aviation can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Textron Aviation earns $10,326 more on average than the Design Department.

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$85k

$120k

$154k

$2.06M

$176,163

Average Compensation

$149,080: avg. base

$27,082: avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Textron Aviation

Principal Engineers earn $4,660 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,590 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering

$212k*

Group Engineering Manager

$199k*

Engineering Manager

$178k*

Principal Engineer

$172k*

Sales Engineer

$154k*

Senior Developer

$150k*

Lead Engineer

$144k*

Data Scientist

$132k*

DevOps

$124k*

Developer

$122k*

Mobile Developer

$115k*

Senior QA

$112k*

Scrum Master

$110k*

$100k*

Jr Developer

$91k*

* estimated salary

Compensation at Textron Aviation by Department

The Engineering Department averages $10,326 more than the Design Department, and $1,197 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development

$124,450 Avg. total comp.

+$1k

Engineering

$123,253 Avg. total comp.

Design

$112,927 Avg. total comp.

-$10k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Textron Aviation Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Textron Aviation believe they're compensated fairly. 100% of Principal Engineers at Textron Aviation say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (70%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Textron Aviation

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

70% Yes

Does your company give annual bonuses?

100% Yes

100

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

70% Yes

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