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Visa Principal Engineer Salaries in Los Angeles

The average Visa Principal Engineer in Los Angeles earns an estimated $156,083 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $143,455 with a $12,628 bonus. Visa's Principal Engineer compensation is $5,654 less than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Visa in Los Angeles can range from $105,000 - $213,000.

In Los Angeles, The Engineering Department at Visa earns $1,358 more on average than the Design Department.

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$143,455
avg. base
$12,628
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Visa

In Los Angeles, Principal Engineers earn $1,760 more than Principal Engineers, and $13,917 less than Group Engineering Managers.

$210k
Principal Engineer
$154k*
Engineering Manager
$154k*
Sales Engineer
$137k*
$131k
DevOps
$123k*
Scrum Master
$115k*
Mobile Developer
$113k*
Data Scientist
$108k*
Senior QA
$102k*
QA
$94k*
Jr Developer
$80k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Visa by Department

In Los Angeles, The Engineering Department averages $1,358 more than the Design Department, and $6,487 less than the Customer Support Department

Customer Support
$120,551 Avg. total comp.
+$6k
Engineering
$114,064 Avg. total comp.
Design
$112,706 Avg. total comp.
-$1k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Visa Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Visa believe they're compensated fairly. 93% of Principal Engineers at Visa say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (79%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Visa

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