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Principal Engineer · California

$233,800

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +1.2%

$231,000 $233,800

$207.2k 25th

$233.8k Median

$286.5k 75th

$183.5k

$324.1k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $160k – $550k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 69.4%
Live roles: 170

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$436,800 – $436,800

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$370,300 – $418,200

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$300,000 – $400,000

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$258,000 – $387,000

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$280,000 – $385,000

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$384,800 – $384,800

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