Principal Engineer Jobs in Chicago.
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Total jobs
11
positions indexed
New today
0
last 24 hours
Companies
10
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago are there right now?
There are 11 open Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago on JobsRadar right now, from 10 companies hiring directly. 7 of them disclose pay, with a median of $230,000 a year and most offers between $215,575 and $264,803. The board was last refreshed on September 5, 2026 at 10:07 UTC.
Principal Engineer salary range in Chicago
$215.6k
25th
$230k
Median
$264.8k
75th
$186.5k
$289.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $170k – $369k · outliers off-axis
Based on 7 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 4, 2026 from live listings
Principal Solution Engineer
Aviatrix
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1d ago
Principal Data Engineer, Analytics
DriveWealth
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1d ago
Principal Software Development Engineer, Execution Services
DriveWealth
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1d ago
Principal Software Engineer, Trading Systems
NinjaTrader
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3d ago
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Okta for AI Agents
Okta
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1w ago
Principal ML Ops Engineer
Pragmatike
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4w ago
Principal Robotics Engineer (Robotics Solutions & Integration)
Venti Technologies
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4w ago
Principal Solutions Engineer
BetterUp
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4w ago
Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Plant
Stanleygroup
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4w ago
Principal Software Engineer - U.S. (remote)
DISCO
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4w ago
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Principal Engineer, Customer Engineering
FourKites
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2mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago are open right now?
- 11 Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago are open across 10 companies, as of September 5, 2026.
- What do Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago pay?
- Across the 7 Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago that disclose pay, the median is $230,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $215,575 and $264,803.
- Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago?
- Aviatrix, DriveWealth, NinjaTrader, Okta and Pragmatike are among the 10 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in Chicago.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on September 5, 2026 at 10:07 UTC.