TSA Principal Engineer Salaries in Chicago | Comparably
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TSA Principal Engineer Salaries in Chicago

The average TSA Principal Engineer in Chicago earns an estimated $139,622 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $127,258 with a $12,364 bonus. TSA's Principal Engineer compensation is $22,115 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at TSA in Chicago can range from $100,000 - $208,000.

In Chicago, The Engineering Department at TSA earns $6,126 more on average than the Product Department.

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$139,622
Average Compensation
$127,258
avg. base
$12,364
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at TSA

In Chicago, Principal Engineers earn $2,418 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,593 less than Sales Engineers.

Director of Engineering
$223k*
Group Engineering Manager
$196k*
Engineering Manager
$156k*
Sales Engineer
$141k*
Principal Engineer
$137k*
Senior Developer
$119k*
DevOps
$108k*
Lead Engineer
$105k*
Data Scientist
$102k*
Senior QA
$98k*
Scrum Master
$87k*
Developer
$87k*
Mobile Developer
$86k*
QA
$83k*
Jr Developer
$81k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at TSA by Department

In Chicago, The Engineering Department averages $6,126 more than the Product Department, and $46,845 less than the Enterprise Risk Department

Enterprise Risk
$190,021 Avg. total comp.
+$47k
Engineering
$143,176 Avg. total comp.
Product
$137,050 Avg. total comp.
-$6k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at TSA Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at TSA believe they're not compensated fairly. 75% of Principal Engineers at TSA say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (55%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at TSA

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