Principal Engineer · California
$192,043
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -16.9%
$231,000
$192,043
$142.5k
25th
$192k
Median
$247.2k
75th
$129.5k
$305.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $120k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 83%
- Live roles
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