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Principal Software Engineer Salaries

Updated May 10, 2013 – Salaries posted anonymously by employees and employers

Salaries in USD Median Low to High [?]

Washington, DC Area

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National

$115,000
$86k
$145k
2,888 Salaries: 120 of 621 Job Titles Sort by  
Salaries in USD  United States Avg. Salary
$60k
$110k
$160k

Principal Software EngineerEMC

272 Salaries

$110,949
$86k
$144k

Principal Software EngineerSymantec

213 Salaries

$124,156
$98k
$146k

Principal Software EngineerOracle

134 Salaries

$110,658
$85k
$150k

Principal Software EngineerFidelity Investments

114 Salaries

$93,214
$76k
$118k

Principal Software EngineerBroadcom

66 Salaries

$132,415
$110k
$152k

Principal Software EngineerYahoo

45 Salaries

$149,173
$125k
$190k

Principal Software EngineerAOL

45 Salaries

$121,074
$100k
$155k

Principal Software EngineerManhattan Associates

43 Salaries

$78,928
$56k
$100k

Principal Software EngineereBay

41 Salaries

$137,563
$120k
$160k

Principal Software EngineerCA Technologies

39 Salaries

$113,216
$75k
$141k

Principal Software EngineerMotorola Mobility

31 Salaries

$112,819
$100k
$132k

Principal Software EngineerITG Software

28 Salaries

$112,668
$95k
$133k

Principal Software EngineerRaytheon

25 Salaries

$117,724
$101k
$130k

Principal Software EngineerRed Hat

20 Salaries

$120,175
$90k
$150k

Principal Software EngineerBAE Systems Electronics & Integrated Solutions

18 Salaries

$116,386
$103k
$131k

Principal Software EngineerParametric Technology

18 Salaries

$99,316
$88k
$115k

Principal Software EngineerZynga

17 Salaries

$137,241
$121k
$150k

Principal Software EngineerHughes Systique

17 Salaries

$71,605
$65k
$74k

Principal Software EngineerNokia

16 Salaries

$124,344
$100k
$157k

Principal Software EngineerPayPal

14 Salaries

$135,839
$117k
$146k

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