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Virginia Tech Principal Engineer Salary

The average Virginia Tech Principal Engineer earns an estimated $171,401 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $144,319 with a $27,082 bonus. Virginia Tech's Principal Engineer compensation is $9,664 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Virginia Tech can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Virginia Tech earns $5,651 more on average than the Design Department.

Last updated a year ago.

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$171,401
Average Compensation
$144,319
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Virginia Tech

Principal Engineers earn $4,724 more than Principal Engineers, and $1,503 less than Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$216k*
Group Engineering Manager
$203k*
Engineering Manager
$173k*
Principal Engineer
$167k*
Sales Engineer
$150k*
Lead Engineer
$148k*
Data Scientist
$136k*
DevOps
$121k*
Developer
$118k*
Mobile Developer
$118k*
Scrum Master
$113k*
Senior QA
$109k*
QA
$97k*
Jr Developer
$88k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Virginia Tech by Department

The Engineering Department averages $5,651 more than the Design Department, and $8,920 less than the Business Development Department

Business Development
$127,865 Avg. total comp.
+$9k
Engineering
$118,945 Avg. total comp.
Design
$113,294 Avg. total comp.
-$6k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Virginia Tech Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Virginia Tech believe they're compensated fairly. 33% of Principal Engineers at Virginia Tech say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (89%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Virginia Tech

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