Design Principal Salary in Raleigh, North Carolina

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As of January 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Design Principal in Raleigh, NC is $210,865. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $193,223 to $230,637, with most professionals earning between $177,161 and $248,639.

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What does a Design Principal do?

Common responsibilities of a Design Principal

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 Raleigh, NC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

193223

230637

210865

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

221497

278366

248430

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 Raleigh, NC. The base salary for Design Principal ranges from $193,223 to $230,637 with the average base salary of $210,865. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $221,497 to $278,366 with the average total cash compensation of $248,430.

View Average Salary for Design Principal as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$210,865	$193,223 - $230,637
Bonus	$37,565	$28,274 - $47,728
Total Pay	$248,430	$221,497 - $278,366

* 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 Raleigh, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $193,164 - $230,566	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Durham, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $192,011 - $229,190	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $190,865 - $227,822	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Wilson, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,777 - $228,911	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Rocky Mount, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,777 - $228,911	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $188,564 - $225,076	COMPARE TO Raleigh, NC

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About Raleigh, North Carolina

According to the United States Census Bureau, Raleigh occupies a total area of 144.0 square miles (373.0 km2), of which 142 square miles (369 km2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 0.76%, is covered by water. The Neuse River flows through the northeast end of the city. Raleigh is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet. This area is known as the "fall line" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers. As a result, most of Raleigh features gently rolling hil...

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