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Principal Engineer · Boston

$255,000

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$256,000 $255,000
$195.2k 25th
$255k Median
$285k 75th
$164.5k
$305k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $164k – $366k · outliers off-axis
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$254,000 – $336,000 Motional

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Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Motional $285,000 17
Klaviyo $305,000 4
DigitalOcean $264,600 4
InterSystems $164,500 3
CloudZero $278,750 2
Anduril Industries $275,500 2
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