TSA Principal Engineer Salaries in Los Angeles | Comparably
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TSA Principal Engineer Salaries in Los Angeles

The average TSA Principal Engineer in Los Angeles earns an estimated $156,153 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $143,525 with a $12,628 bonus. TSA's Principal Engineer compensation is $5,584 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at TSA in Los Angeles can range from $105,000 - $213,000.

In Los Angeles, The Engineering Department at TSA earns $4,141 more on average than the Design Department.

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$156,153
Average Compensation
$143,525
avg. base
$12,628
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at TSA

In Los Angeles, Principal Engineers earn $1,176 more than Principal Engineers, and $30,008 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$191k*
Group Engineering Manager
$186k*
Principal Engineer
$155k*
Engineering Manager
$154k*
Senior Developer
$140k*
Sales Engineer
$139k*
Lead Engineer
$134k*
DevOps
$123k*
Scrum Master
$115k*
Mobile Developer
$113k*
Data Scientist
$108k*
Developer
$103k*
Senior QA
$102k*
QA
$94k*
Jr Developer
$80k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at TSA by Department

In Los Angeles, The Engineering Department averages $4,141 more than the Design Department, and $14,704 less than the Customer Support Department

Customer Support
$131,619 Avg. total comp.
+$15k
Engineering
$116,915 Avg. total comp.
Design
$112,774 Avg. total comp.
-$4k

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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