VMware Principal Engineer Salary | Comparably
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VMware Principal Engineer Salary

The average VMware Principal Engineer earns $165,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $150,000 with a $15,000 bonus. This total compensation is $3,263 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer.

The Engineering Department at VMware earns $3,293 more on average than the HR Department. Comparably data has a total of 3 salary records from VMware Principal Engineers.

Last updated 8 months ago.

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$2.06M
$165,000
Average Compensation
$150,000
avg. base
$15,000
avg. bonus
100-150k
equity range

Principal Engineer Salaries at VMware

Principal Engineers earn $11,000 more than Project Managers- Tech, and $3,600 less than Senior Developers.

Director of Engineering
$243k*
Group Engineering Manager
$217k*
$182k
Principal Engineer
$165k
Scrum Master
$146k*
$145k
$142k
Mobile Developer
$133k*
$127k
QA
$119k*
Jr Developer
$104k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at VMware by Department

The Engineering Department averages $3,293 more than the HR Department, and $594 less than the Product Department

Product
$146,032 Avg. total comp.
+$594
Engineering
$145,438 Avg. total comp.
HR
$142,145 Avg. total comp.
-$3k

Average Equity for Principal Engineer at VMware

The average Principal Engineer at VMware receives $150k of stock in equity.

Recent Principal Engineer Salaries at VMware

Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$217,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$205,000 Salary + Bonus
Principal Engineer
Posted more than 30 days ago
$165,000 Salary + Bonus

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at VMware Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at VMware believe they're compensated fairly. 87% of Principal Engineers at VMware say they receive annual bonuses, and the vast majority (90%) are satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at VMware

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