Principal Engineer · Virginia
$184,325
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -7.3%
$198,781
$184,325
$152.5k
25th
$184.3k
Median
$239.9k
75th
$125.6k
$276.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $108.1k – $455k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 78.8%
- Live roles
- 156
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