TSA Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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TSA Principal Engineer Salary

The average TSA Principal Engineer earns an estimated $159,855 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $147,573 with a $12,282 bonus. TSA's Principal Engineer compensation is $1,883 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at TSA can range from $93,000 - $200,000.

The Engineering Department at TSA earns $2,645 more on average than the HR Department.

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$159,855
Average Compensation
$147,573
avg. base
$12,282
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at TSA

Principal Engineers earn $5,026 more than Engineering Managers, and $2,166 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$174k*
Sales Engineer
$168k*
Group Engineering Manager
$162k*
Engineering Manager
$155k*
Principal Engineer
$153k*
DevOps
$133k*
Lead Engineer
$126k*
Senior Developer
$117k*
Scrum Master
$115k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Data Scientist
$108k*
Mobile Developer
$99k*
QA
$99k*
Developer
$95k*
Jr Developer
$77k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at TSA by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,645 more than the HR Department, and $12,659 less than the Sales Department

Sales
$121,586 Avg. total comp.
+$13k
Engineering
$108,927 Avg. total comp.
HR
$106,282 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

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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