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Principal Engineer · Ottawa

$140,766

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$124.2k 25th
$140.8k Median
$155.9k 75th
$120.3k
$164.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $145.1k – $212.5k · outliers off-axis
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