What are the main factors that influence a Design Principal's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Design Principal?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Design Principal roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Design Principal's salary?

A Design Principal's salary grows with experience: a Product Design Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $145,979, a Product Design Manager (10+ years)earns $133,616, a Product Design Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $167,216, a Design Principal (10+ years)earns $203,544, a VP of Product Design (10+ years)earns $230,274,

What are the highest paying states for a Design Principal?

Design Principal salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Design Principal roles are District of Columbia $254,338, California $253,373, Massachusetts $249,997. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Design Principal roles make?

Salaries for Design Principal level roles vary by specialization: Principal Accountant: $201,864; Principal Digital Design Engineer: $191,023; Digital Design Engineer V: $191,007; DevOps Principal Engineer: $151,900; Principal Design Engineer: $115,847.

Design Principal Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Design Principal make in Mississippi?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Design Principal in Mississippi is $204,858 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $98.

However, a Design Principal's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $239,003
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $187,880 to $222,731
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $172,422

10% $172,422

50% (Median) $204,858

90% $239,003

Design Principal Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$222,731	$18,561	$4,283	$107
Average	$204,858	$17,072	$3,940	$98
25th Percentile	$187,880	$15,657	$3,613	$90

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Key Factors That Influence Design Principal Salaries

A Design Principal's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Design Principal Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Design Principal's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $145,979
Early Career (1-2 years): $133,616
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $167,216
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $203,544
Expert (over 8 years): $230,274

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Product D... Level Design Principal	$145,979
Product D... Level Design Principal	$133,616
Product D... Level Design Principal	$167,216
Design Pr... Level Design Principal	$203,544
VP of Pro... Level Design Principal	$230,274

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How Do Design Principal Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Design Principals. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $254,338.
California: $253,373.
Massachusetts: $249,997.

District of Columbia $254,338 California $253,373 Massachusetts $249,997 Washington $249,078 New Jersey $248,986 Alaska $248,664 Connecticut $245,494 New York $244,208

Hawaii $240,096 Rhode Island $238,166 Maryland $236,857 Minnesota $235,065 Colorado $234,376 Illinois $234,146 Oregon $233,274 Delaware $232,630

New Hampshire $232,226 Virginia $231,321 Pennsylvania $228,679 Nevada $227,347 North Dakota $226,911 Michigan $226,221 Wisconsin $225,969 Vermont $225,463

Texas $224,062 Maine $223,970 Arizona $223,832 Ohio $223,672 Georgia $221,558 Indiana $220,502 Wyoming $220,295 Utah $219,973

Iowa $219,835 Kansas $218,733 Louisiana $218,411 North Carolina $218,296 Missouri $218,250 Florida $217,354 Montana $216,872 Nebraska $216,413

Kentucky $216,160 South Carolina $215,241 Tennessee $214,667 Idaho $214,437 New Mexico $212,760 Oklahoma $212,393 Alabama $211,037 South Dakota $208,763

Arkansas $207,523 West Virginia $206,857 Mississippi $204,858

Top Paying Cities for Design Principals

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $201,031
Holly Bluff: $199,306
Kosciusko: $199,253

Hillsboro, MS $201,031 Holly Bluff, MS $199,306 Kosciusko, MS $199,253 Lake, MS $200,365 Lena, MS $201,155 Lexington, MS $198,902 Lorman, MS $199,398 Louise, MS $201,412

Ludlow, MS $201,596 Mc Adams, MS $199,074 Mc Cool, MS $198,851 Madden, MS $199,850 Madison, MS $203,429 Magee, MS $201,279 Mayersville, MS $200,500 Mendenhall, MS $201,994

Midnight, MS $201,417 Mize, MS $200,461 Morton, MS $202,065 Mount Olive, MS $200,473 Natchez, MS $199,912 Newhebron, MS $201,036 Pattison, MS $200,353 Pelahatchie, MS $202,708

Pickens, MS $200,500 Piney Woods, MS $203,041 Pinola, MS $201,872 Port Gibson, MS $200,319 Puckett, MS $202,260 Pulaski, MS $201,102 Raleigh, MS $200,562 Raymond, MS $203,353

Redwood, MS $200,608 Ridgeland, MS $203,951 Rolling Fork, MS $200,643 Sallis, MS $199,416 Sandhill, MS $203,174 Satartia, MS $201,631 Sharon, MS $201,842 Sibley, MS $200,397

Silver City, MS $200,296 Star, MS $203,319 Taylorsville, MS $199,954 Tchula, MS $199,069 Terry, MS $203,418 Thomastown, MS $199,866 Tinsley, MS $201,454 Tougaloo, MS $204,095

Utica, MS $202,230 Vaiden, MS $198,500 Valley Park, MS $199,685 Vaughan, MS $200,902 Vicksburg, MS $201,295 Walnut Grove, MS $200,232 Washington, MS $199,827 Wesson, MS $201,194

West, MS $198,474 Whitfield, MS $204,077 Yazoo City, MS $200,618 Jackson, MS $204,238 Pearl, MS $204,222 Richland, MS $204,238 Flowood, MS $204,180 Byram, MS $203,987

Lula, MS $203,183 Lyon, MS $199,402 Marks, MS $200,751 Michigan City, MS $204,695 Mount Pleasant, MS $209,615 Myrtle, MS $200,994 Nesbit, MS $213,082 New Albany, MS $200,636

Olive Branch, MS $212,769 Oxford, MS $201,327 Pope, MS $200,064 Potts Camp, MS $203,204 Red Banks, MS $209,512 Ripley, MS $200,376 Robinsonville, MS $210,203 Sarah, MS $207,197

Sardis, MS $203,567 Senatobia, MS $207,458 Sherard, MS $198,971 Sledge, MS $202,846 Southaven, MS $214,329 Taylor, MS $201,017 Tiplersville, MS $200,726 Tula, MS $199,894

Tunica, MS $207,746 University, MS $202,749 Victoria, MS $209,252 Walls, MS $213,867 Walnut, MS $200,797 Waterford, MS $203,946 Greenville, MS $204,215 Alligator, MS $198,337

Anguilla, MS $202,088 Arcola, MS $204,215 Avon, MS $204,215 Benoit, MS $202,306 Beulah, MS $200,438 Boyle, MS $201,399 Chatham, MS $203,863 Cleveland, MS $200,668

Doddsville, MS $199,561 Drew, MS $198,495 Parchman, MS $198,709 Dublin, MS $197,983 Duncan, MS $198,229 Glen Allan, MS $203,255 Grace, MS $202,758 Gunnison, MS $198,810

Hollandale, MS $204,215 Holly Ridge, MS $202,441 Indianola, MS $202,575 Inverness, MS $202,180 Isola, MS $202,634 Leland, MS $204,215 Merigold, MS $199,586 Metcalfe, MS $204,215

Moorhead, MS $200,615 Mound Bayou, MS $199,405 Pace, MS $200,581 Panther Burn, MS $203,326 Rena Lara, MS $198,277 Rome, MS $198,316 Rosedale, MS $200,105 Ruleville, MS $199,451

Scott, MS $203,002 Shaw, MS $202,010 Shelby, MS $198,929 Stoneville, MS $204,215 Sunflower, MS $200,239 Wayside, MS $204,215 Winstonville, MS $199,954 Winterville, MS $204,215

Tupelo, MS $201,555 Algoma, MS $200,999 Amory, MS $198,153 Baldwyn, MS $200,505 Becker, MS $197,643 Belden, MS $201,206 Belmont, MS $199,717 Blue Springs, MS $200,638

Booneville, MS $200,386 Burnsville, MS $200,227 Corinth, MS $200,985 Dennis, MS $199,490 Derma, MS $200,822 Ecru, MS $200,804 Fulton, MS $200,510 Gattman, MS $197,358

Glen, MS $200,427 Abbeville, MS $202,492 Arkabutla, MS $209,413 Ashland, MS $203,259 Batesville, MS $201,920 Belen, MS $200,135 Blue Mountain, MS $200,838 Byhalia, MS $210,440

Clarksdale, MS $198,823 Coahoma, MS $200,873 Coldwater, MS $209,742 Como, MS $204,720 Courtland, MS $200,870 Crenshaw, MS $203,659 Crowder, MS $200,174 Darling, MS $201,842

Dumas, MS $200,243 Dundee, MS $203,307 Etta, MS $200,778 Falcon, MS $202,327 Falkner, MS $201,734 Farrell, MS $199,407 Friars Point, MS $200,987 Hernando, MS $211,304

Hickory Flat, MS $202,306 Holly Springs, MS $205,575 Horn Lake, MS $214,097 Independence, MS $208,922 Jonestown, MS $201,054 Lake Cormorant, MS $212,969 Lamar, MS $205,683 Stennis Space Center, MS $204,075

Diamondhead, MS $202,356 Biloxi, MS $203,595 Diberville, MS $203,482 Escatawpa, MS $202,490 Gautier, MS $202,453 Hurley, MS $203,030 Kiln, MS $202,561 Lakeshore, MS $204,229

Long Beach, MS $202,106 Mc Henry, MS $201,543 Moss Point, MS $202,655 Ocean Springs, MS $202,756 Vancleave, MS $202,255 Pascagoula, MS $202,653 Pass Christian, MS $202,113 Pearlington, MS $206,873

Perkinston, MS $201,504 Saucier, MS $202,147 Waveland, MS $202,673 Wiggins, MS $200,817 Brookhaven, MS $201,160 Bogue Chitto, MS $200,135 Bude, MS $200,158 Centreville, MS $206,048

Chatawa, MS $201,968 Crosby, MS $201,339 Fernwood, MS $201,020 Gloster, MS $202,710 Jayess, MS $199,469 Kokomo, MS $199,563 Liberty, MS $203,268 Mc Call Creek, MS $199,972

Mccomb, MS $200,211 Magnolia, MS $201,252 Meadville, MS $199,375 Monticello, MS $200,659 Oak Vale, MS $199,646 Osyka, MS $202,648 Roxie, MS $199,260 Ruth, MS $199,775

Silver Creek, MS $200,480 Smithdale, MS $199,843 Sontag, MS $200,728 Summit, MS $199,765 Tylertown, MS $199,724 Union Church, MS $200,165 Woodville, MS $203,482 Columbus, MS $195,867

Aberdeen, MS $197,188 Ackerman, MS $198,938 Artesia, MS $196,154 Bellefontaine, MS $199,242 Brooksville, MS $196,905 Caledonia, MS $196,735 Cedarbluff, MS $197,213 Crawford, MS $196,448

Eupora, MS $199,186 French Camp, MS $198,886 Hamilton, MS $196,361 Kilmichael, MS $198,787 Maben, MS $198,403 Mantee, MS $198,667 Mathiston, MS $198,759 Mayhew, MS $195,881

Montpelier, MS $197,916 Pheba, MS $197,725 Prairie, MS $197,165 Starkville, MS $196,961 Mississippi State, MS $196,800 Steens, MS $195,975 Stewart, MS $198,814 Sturgis, MS $198,293

Walthall, MS $199,572 Weir, MS $199,131 West Point, MS $196,255 Woodland, MS $198,782 Thaxton, MS $200,273 Tishomingo, MS $199,333 Toccopola, MS $200,291 Trebloc, MS $198,127

Tremont, MS $200,052 Van Vleet, MS $199,664 Vardaman, MS $199,903 Verona, MS $201,511 Wheeler, MS $200,406 Grenada, MS $198,883 Banner, MS $199,742 Big Creek, MS $199,216

Bruce, MS $199,869 Calhoun City, MS $199,625 Carrollton, MS $197,944 Cascilla, MS $198,189 Charleston, MS $198,463 Coffeeville, MS $199,003 Coila, MS $197,964 Cruger, MS $198,419

Duck Hill, MS $198,722 Elliott, MS $198,943 Enid, MS $199,033 Glendora, MS $197,868 Gore Springs, MS $199,083 Greenwood, MS $197,889 Holcomb, MS $197,935 Itta Bena, MS $199,347

Mc Carley, MS $198,201 Minter City, MS $197,468 Money, MS $197,732 Morgan City, MS $199,699 North Carrollton, MS $199,014 Oakland, MS $198,805 Paris, MS $199,747 Philipp, MS $197,314

Pittsboro, MS $199,917 Schlater, MS $197,859 Scobey, MS $198,486 Sidon, MS $198,359 Slate Spring, MS $199,497 Sumner, MS $198,456 Swan Lake, MS $197,937 Swiftown, MS $200,225

Tie Plant, MS $198,890 Tillatoba, MS $198,582 Tippo, MS $197,622 Tutwiler, MS $198,353 Vance, MS $198,036 Water Valley, MS $199,540 Webb, MS $198,183 Winona, MS $198,720

Belzoni, MS $201,171 Benton, MS $200,861 Bentonia, MS $202,297 Bolton, MS $203,131 Brandon, MS $203,144 Braxton, MS $202,804 Camden, MS $200,342 Canton, MS $202,419

Carthage, MS $199,958 Cary, MS $200,852 Clinton, MS $203,772 Conehatta, MS $199,956 Crystal Springs, MS $202,719 Delta City, MS $203,312 D Lo, MS $202,384 Durant, MS $199,099

Edwards, MS $202,602 Ethel, MS $198,833 Fayette, MS $199,483 Flora, MS $203,036 Pocahontas, MS $204,029 Florence, MS $203,556 Meridian, MS $199,563 Bailey, MS $199,294

Buckatunna, MS $199,467 Chunky, MS $199,108 Clara, MS $199,324 Collinsville, MS $199,400 Daleville, MS $199,101 Decatur, MS $199,402 De Kalb, MS $199,145 Enterprise, MS $199,106

Hickory, MS $199,143 Lauderdale, MS $199,345 Lawrence, MS $199,827 Little Rock, MS $199,184 Louin, MS $199,520 Louisville, MS $199,136 Macon, MS $199,639 Marion, MS $199,993

Newton, MS $199,448 Noxapater, MS $199,230 Pachuta, MS $198,991 Paulding, MS $198,950 Philadelphia, MS $199,395 Porterville, MS $199,108 Preston, MS $199,168 Quitman, MS $199,248

Rose Hill, MS $198,837 Scooba, MS $199,570 Sebastopol, MS $200,441 Shubuta, MS $199,078 Shuqualak, MS $199,538 State Line, MS $199,839 Stonewall, MS $199,333 Toomsuba, MS $199,389

Union, MS $199,276 Vossburg, MS $199,033 Waynesboro, MS $199,338 Hattiesburg, MS $199,797 Bassfield, MS $199,648 Bay Springs, MS $199,669 Beaumont, MS $199,572 Brooklyn, MS $199,981

Carriere, MS $203,498 Carson, MS $199,738 Collins, MS $199,919 Columbia, MS $199,625 Eastabuchie, MS $199,421 Ellisville, MS $199,492 Heidelberg, MS $199,173 Laurel, MS $200,110

Leakesville, MS $201,114 Lucedale, MS $202,680 Lumberton, MS $200,523 Mc Lain, MS $200,351 Mc Neill, MS $203,248 Moselle, MS $199,423 Moss, MS $199,304 Neely, MS $199,986

New Augusta, MS $199,168 Nicholson, MS $204,507 Ovett, MS $199,157 Petal, MS $199,729 Picayune, MS $204,316 Poplarville, MS $201,925 Prentiss, MS $200,363 Purvis, MS $199,735

Richton, MS $199,127 Sandersville, MS $199,517 Sandy Hook, MS $199,701 Seminary, MS $199,379 Soso, MS $199,345 Stringer, MS $199,460 Sumrall, MS $199,476 Foxworth, MS $199,563

Gulfport, MS $201,987 Bay Saint Louis, MS $203,847 Plantersville, MS $200,404 Pontotoc, MS $200,951 Randolph, MS $200,204 Rienzi, MS $200,406 Saltillo, MS $201,033 Shannon, MS $200,473

Sherman, MS $201,270 Smithville, MS $199,391 Golden, MS $199,735 Greenwood Springs, MS $198,003 Guntown, MS $200,707 Houlka, MS $200,489 Houston, MS $199,409 Iuka, MS $199,506

Mantachie, MS $200,730 Marietta, MS $200,144 Mooreville, MS $201,107 Nettleton, MS $199,680 New Site, MS $199,712 Okolona, MS $199,225 Lambert, MS $198,585 Forest, MS $200,914

Gallman, MS $202,168 Georgetown, MS $202,292 Goodman, MS $200,135 Harperville, MS $200,755 Harriston, MS $199,572 Harrisville, MS $202,621 Hazlehurst, MS $201,380 Hermanville, MS $200,726

Design Principal Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Design Principal roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Design Principal positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Design Principal as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Design Principal

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$256,073	$123.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$235,587	$113.0	15%
Financial Services	$235,587	$113.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$225,344	$108.0	10%
Healthcare	$225,344	$108.0	10%

Design Principal Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Design Principal's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$187,880

Average $204,858/year

$222,731

$15,657

Average $17,072/month

$18,561

$3,613

Average $3,940/week

$4,283

$90

Average $98/hour

$107

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$222,731	$18,561	$4,283	$107
Average	$204,858	$17,072	$3,940	$98
25th Percentile	$187,880	$15,657	$3,613	$90

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