Principal Engineer Salary in Chicago, Illinois

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How much does a Principal Engineer make in Chicago, IL? The average Principal Engineer salary in Chicago, IL is $169,776 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $154,539 and $187,580. Salary ranges 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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Experienced Energy Operations & Planning Principal Engineer
TX Reliability Entity, Inc - Austin , TX
Experienced Energy Operations & Planning Principal Engineer for Grid Reliability Texas Reliability Entity, Inc. (Texas RE) is hiring! We are seeking an experienced Energy Operations & Planning (O&P ...
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Principal Engineer (Agricultural equipment knowledge)
Tata Technologies - Orrville , OH
Principal Engineer Orrville, OH Job Description: The Principal Engineer - Mechanical performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex ...
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Sr. Principal/Principal Engineer, Analog Design
SK hynix America - San Jose , CA
Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer - Analog Design Location : San Jose CA Job Type : Full-Time In the rapidly growing NAND Flash space amid the era of big data, this is an exciting time to be at SK ...
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Principal Engineer/Manager, ASIC Physical Design
InnoPhase - San Jose , CA
As a Principal Engineer/Manager, ASIC Physical Design , you will be responsible for providing technical leadership in developing novel/game-changing cellular infrastructure radio and ASIC solutions
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Principal Engineer
Ascential Medical & Life Sciences (now includes D&K Engineering) - Blaine , MN
In addition, the Principal Engineer is the resource for establishing engineering direction on new projects and contributing to management, sales and applications efforts, engineering, assembly and ...
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Principal DevOps Engineer
Realtor.com Careers - Austin , TX
... Engineer at Real tor.com ® (View all jobs) Location: AUSTIN, TX We have an exciting and unique opportunity for a tech-savvy and leadership focused Principal DevOps Engineer to join the Realtor.com ...
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Engineer in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Principal Engineer ranges from $154,539 to $187,580 with the average base salary of $169,776. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $165,484 to $205,938 with the average total cash compensation of $183,708.

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Chicago, Illinois  area prices were up 0.8% from a year ago

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