Principal Engineer salaries in Los Angeles.
What Principal Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$225,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$205k – $256.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
48.4%
31 of 64 roles
Live roles
64
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Principal Software Engineer
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Machine Learning Engineer (Staff & Principal)
Principal Software Engineer
Infrastructure Engineer, Principal
Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design)
Principal AI Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CHAOS Industries
|
$207,500 | 12 |
|
Freeform
|
$281,250 | 4 |
|
Tubi
|
$306,300 | 2 |
| OU Outpost | $242,500 | 2 |
Silvus Technologies
|
$207,500 | 2 |
|
Q Ctrl
|
$297,500 | 1 |
|
Hadrian Automation
|
$285,000 | 1 |
|
Crunchyroll, LLC
|
$274,000 | 1 |
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How much do Principal Engineer roles in Los Angeles pay?
The median salary for Principal Engineer roles in Los Angeles is $225,000 per year. Most pay falls between $205,000 (25th percentile) and $256,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $190,000 to $297,500.
These figures are computed live from 64 active Principal Engineer roles in Los Angeles on JobsRadar, of which 31 (48.4%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Principal Engineer roles in Los Angeles include Tubi, Freeform, Q Ctrl and Hadrian Automation.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.