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Principal Software Engineer salary in Remote

Average Base Salary in Remote

$174,500
$28,350
Additional Cash Compensation
$202,850
Total Compensation
Median: 160,000
Min: $160K
Max: $189K

How Much Does a Principal Software Engineer Make in Remote?

The average salary for a Principal Software Engineer in Remote is $174,500. The average additional cash compensation for a Principal Software Engineer in Remote is $28,350. The average total compensation for a Principal Software Engineer in Remote is $202,850. Principal Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Principal Software Engineer employees in Remote.

Remote by the numbers

2,904
Total number of Tech companies in Seattle
2,043,631
Total number of tech users on Built In Seattle
Principal Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer Salary by gender

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Principal Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

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Principal Software Engineer Salary ranges

The two most common Principal Software Engineer salary ranges in Remote are $160k - $170k and .

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Remote

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
Systems Engineer$93,000
Min: $93K
Max: $93K
Front End Developer$93,000
Min: $93K
Max: $93K
Junior Software Engineer$106,000
Min: $86K
Max: $126K
QA Engineer$110,000
Min: $110K
Max: $110K
Software Engineer$122,662
Min: $94K
Max: $170K
Site Reliability Engineer$135,000
Min: $135K
Max: $135K
Machine Learning Engineer$140,000
Min: $140K
Max: $140K
QA Analyst$145,000
Min: $145K
Max: $145K
Senior Software Engineer$151,000
Min: $120K
Max: $176K
Lead Software Engineer$165,000
Min: $165K
Max: $165K
Engineering Manager$170,000
Min: $160K
Max: $180K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$173,800
Min: $174K
Max: $174K
Principal Software Engineer$174,500
Min: $160K
Max: $189K
Data Engineer$183,000
Min: $183K
Max: $183K
QA Manager$190,000
Min: $190K
Max: $190K
Director of Software Engineering$212,500
Min: $200K
Max: $225K

Career Info

Principal Software Engineer jobs in Remote

Skills that affect Principal Software Engineer salaries in Remote

1
Java
2% have this skill
2
SQL
2% have this skill
3
C++
2% have this skill
4
Linux
2% have this skill
5
C
2% have this skill
6
Amazon Web Services
2% have this skill

Average Principal Software Engineer Salary by Company Size

Recent Principal Software Engineer salaries in Remote

$160,000
Yearly Salary
A Principal Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $160,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Remote
$189,000
Yearly Salary
A Chief Architect reported a yearly salary of $189,000 with +$28,350 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Remote