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Wendy's Principal Engineer Salary

The average Wendy's Principal Engineer earns an estimated $175,755 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $148,673 with a $27,082 bonus. Wendy's' Principal Engineer compensation is $14,018 more than the US average for a Principal Engineer. Principal Engineer salaries at Wendy's can range from $58,750 - $445,000.

The Engineering Department at Wendy's earns $2,187 more on average than the Operations Department.

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$120k
$154k
$2.06M
$175,755
Average Compensation
$148,673
avg. base
$27,082
avg. bonus

Principal Engineer Salaries at Wendy's

Principal Engineers earn $5,027 more than Principal Engineers, and $22,187 less than Group Engineering Managers.

Director of Engineering
$210k*
Group Engineering Manager
$198k*
Principal Engineer
$171k*
Sales Engineer
$153k*
Engineering Manager
$141k*
Data Scientist
$132k*
Mobile Developer
$121k*
Senior QA
$112k*
Scrum Master
$109k*
Senior Developer
$100k*
Lead Engineer
$94k*
DevOps
$90k*
Developer
$86k*
QA
$77k*
Jr Developer
$68k*
* estimated salary

Compensation at Wendy's by Department

The Engineering Department averages $2,187 more than the Operations Department, and $4,322 less than the Legal Department

Legal
$138,064 Avg. total comp.
+$4k
Engineering
$133,742 Avg. total comp.
Operations
$131,555 Avg. total comp.
-$2k

Principal Engineer Compensation by Gender (All Companies)

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

How Principal Engineers at Wendy's Rate Their Compensation

The majority of Principal Engineers at Wendy's believe they're not compensated fairly. 46% of Principal Engineers at Wendy's say they receive annual bonuses, and the majority (40%) are not satisfied with their benefits. See more compensation ratings at Wendy's

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