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UC Berkeley Principal Engineer Salary

The average UC Berkeley Principal Engineer earns an estimated $194,673 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $161,877 with a $32,796 bonus. UC Berkeley's Principal Engineer compensation is $32,936 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at UC Berkeley can range from $110,000 - $420,000.

The Engineering Department at UC Berkeley earns $11,079 more on average than the Legal Department.

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$194,673
Average Compensation
$161,877
avg. base
$32,796
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at UC Berkeley

Principal Engineers earn $4,368 more than Principal Engineers, and $12,533 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Group Engineering Manager
$207k*
Principal Engineer
$190k*
Lead Engineer
$184k*
Senior Developer
$177k*
Data Scientist
$170k*
Sales Engineer
$152k*
Scrum Master
$147k*
Mobile Developer
$132k*
Senior QA
$129k*
QA
$119k*
$110k
Jr Developer
$105k*
$100k
* estimated salary

Compensation at UC Berkeley by Department

The Engineering Department averages $11,079 more than the Legal Department, and $12,175 less than the Product Department

Product
$154,704 Avg. total comp.
+$12k
Engineering
$142,529 Avg. total comp.
Legal
$131,450 Avg. total comp.
-$11k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at UC Berkeley Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at UC Berkeley believe they're not compensated fairly. The vast majority (88%) of Principal Engineers at UC Berkeley are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at UC Berkeley

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