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Together. Safer. Everywhere Whenever critical decisions need to be made, Thales has a role to play. In all the markets we serve – defence, security, space, aerospace and ground transportation – our understanding of the Critical Decision Chain helps customers to decide and act in a timely fashion and obtain the best outcomes. read more
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Thales Principal Engineer Salary

The average Thales Principal Engineer earns $187,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $147,000 with a $40,000 bonus. This total compensation is $25,263 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at Thales earns $5,682 more on average than the Design Department. Comparably data has a total of 1 salary record from Thales Principal Engineers.

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$187,000
Average Compensation
$147,000
avg. base
$40,000
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Thales

Principal Engineers earn $10,391 more than Engineering Managers, and $8,564 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$210k*
Group Engineering Manager
$196k*
Principal Engineer
$187k
Engineering Manager
$177k*
Sales Engineer
$153k*
Lead Engineer
$143k*
Data Scientist
$131k*
DevOps
$123k*
Developer
$121k*
Mobile Developer
$121k*
Scrum Master
$115k*
Senior QA
$112k*
QA
$99k*
Jr Developer
$90k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Thales by Department

The Engineering Department averages $5,682 more than the Design Department, and $6,749 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$124,483 Avg. total comp.
+$7k
Engineering
$117,734 Avg. total comp.
Design
$112,052 Avg. total comp.
-$6k

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at Thales

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$122,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Thales Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Thales believe they're compensated fairly. 75% of Principal Engineers at Thales say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (57%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Thales

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