Principal Engineer · San Francisco
$270,775
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▲ +2.2%
$265,000
$270,775
$224.1k
25th
$270.8k
Median
$309.7k
75th
$193.5k
$367.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $176.2k – $550.5k · outliers off-axis
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