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VCA Principal Engineer Salary

The average VCA Principal Engineer earns an estimated $150,352 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $137,724 with a $12,628 bonus. VCA's Principal Engineer compensation is $11,385 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at VCA can range from $105,000 - $213,000.

The Engineering Department at VCA earns $2,607 more on average than the Design Department.

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$150,352
Average Compensation
$137,724
avg. base
$12,628
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at VCA

Principal Engineers earn $1,169 more than Principal Engineers, and $38,968 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$194k*
Group Engineering Manager
$189k*
Principal Engineer
$149k*
Engineering Manager
$148k*
Senior Developer
$142k*
Sales Engineer
$141k*
Lead Engineer
$137k*
DevOps
$119k*
Scrum Master
$110k*
Data Scientist
$110k*
Mobile Developer
$109k*
Developer
$104k*
Senior QA
$104k*
QA
$95k*
Jr Developer
$81k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at VCA by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,607 more than the Design Department, and $5,774 less than the Customer Support Department

Customer Support
$122,915 Avg. total comp.
+$6k
Engineering
$117,141 Avg. total comp.
Design
$114,534 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at VCA Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at VCA believe they're not compensated fairly. 30% of Principal Engineers at VCA say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (49%) are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at VCA

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