Hourly Wage for Principal Data Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Principal Data Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Principal Data Engineer in the United States is $82 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $74 and $89. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Principal Data Engineer
AccelByte - Oregon City , OR
Position Summary As a Principal Software Engineer I - Data, you define the data architecture for large software projects, guide teams of data engineers through ambiguity, and set standards for ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 18 days ago
Principal Data Architect
Anglepoint - Lindon , UT
Anglepoint's software engineering department based in Lindon, UT seeks a dynamic, highly skilled & experienced Principal Data Architect to revolutionize our data landscape within a new enterprise ...
LinkedIn - 4 days ago
Principal Data Solutions Architect
TekWissen LLC - Oakland , CA
Principal Data Solutions Architect Location: Oakland, CA, 94612 Duration: Full Time Job Type ... Provide applications engineering support to product teams. Collaborate with product teams, support ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 7 days ago
Principal Data Scientist - LLMs
Strativ Group - Fremont , CA
Principal Data Scientist - LLMs We are currently partnered with a well-funded AI startup who are ... engineers and designers to ensure seamless integration of AI, enhancing user experience and ...
LinkedIn - 14 days ago
Principal Data Solutions Architect
AMISEQ - Oakland , CA
Principal Data Solutions Architect Oakland, CA: Hybrid Fulltime role This position is hybrid ... Provide applications engineering support to product teams. Collaborate with product teams, support ...
LinkedIn - 4 days ago
Principal Data Solutions Architect
The Norland Group - Oakland , CA
FTE Position Summary The Principal Solution Architect will contribute to the Enterprise Data ... Provide applications engineering support to product teams. Collaborate with product teams, support ...
ZipRecruiter - 7 days ago

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Understand the total hourly compensation opportunity for a Principal Data Engineer, hourly wage plus other pay elements

Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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82

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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87
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Principal Data Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for Principal Data Engineer ranges from $74 to $89 with the average hourly pay of $82. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $78 to $98 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $87.

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