Design Principal Salary in Appleton, Wisconsin

How much does a Design Principal make in Appleton, WI?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Design Principal in Appleton, WI is $210,859. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $193,220 to $230,637, with most professionals earning between $177,161 and $248,643.

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Drive business decision making process to ensure capabilities, systems and processes meet market expectations and that alternate approaches are vetted and explored.

January 06, 2023

Understand system needs and assess specifications for IP requirements, and provide feedback to architecture team on design feasibility.

January 29, 2023

Design Thinking experience with the ability to plan, facilitate and summarize the outcomes of workshops, and lead teams from idea to delivery.

March 08, 2023

Manage and be responsible for the development of proposals by working with various internal stakeholders and negotiate contractual relationships with strategic partners.

March 13, 2023

Act as primary support function for troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues relating to any/all project hardware deliverables.

March 25, 2023

Lead systematic approach to requirement management, including traceability to design outputs, value-added design verification plans, traceability to design verification report conclusions, consideration of Industry Standards.

April 19, 2023

Develop innovative, creative, integrated and effective design solutions, with an ability to become an integral part of design teams, and guide concepts and ideas from pursuit and selection through successful project completion.

April 26, 2023

Demonstrated experience using NX, ProEngineer, Catia or other CAD software, for both solid model creation and 2D drawing creation.

May 11, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Design Principal in Appleton, WI

Average Base Salary

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193220

230637

210859

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

221491

278376

248429

What is the average salary for Design Principal in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Design Principal in Appleton, WI. The base salary for Design Principal ranges from $193,220 to $230,637 with the average base salary of $210,859. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $221,491 to $278,376 with the average total cash compensation of $248,429.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$210,859	$193,220 - $230,637
Bonus	$37,570	$28,271 - $47,739
Total Pay	$248,429	$221,491 - $278,376

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Design Principal Salary Near Appleton, WI

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Oshkosh, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,483 - $228,563	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Green Bay, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $189,785 - $226,536	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Milwaukee, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $199,930 - $238,646	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Waukesha, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $199,192 - $237,764	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Madison, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $196,755 - $234,856	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI
CITY, STATE Racine, WI	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $193,040 - $230,422	COMPARE TO Appleton, WI

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About Appleton, Wisconsin

Appleton is a city in Outagamie (mostly), Calumet, and Winnebago counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. One of the Fox Cities, it is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 72,623 at the 2010 census. Of this, 60,045 were in Outagamie County, 11,088 in Calumet County, and 1,490 in Winnebago County. Appleton is the principal city of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin Combined Sta...

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