Principal Test Engineer Salary in Philadelphia, PA

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How much does a Principal Test Engineer make in Philadelphia, PA? The average Principal Test Engineer salary in Philadelphia, PA is $159,471 as of April 24, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $147,366 and $172,696. 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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Principal Test Engineer - 1861706

Ethan Alexander Group - Fremont , CA

Sr Test engineer / Principal Test engineer on Advantest 93K for the Fremont area. The person performing this job will interface with Design on Testability including Scan and Bist. Prepare schematics ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 47 days ago

Principal SerDes Test Engineer for global chip company in Irvine, CA.

OSI Engineering - Irvine , CA

Principal SerDes Test Engineer for global chip company in Irvine, CA. Job Description Designs, develops, and implements cost-effective methods of testing infrastructure software / hardware and ...

LinkedIn - 42 days ago

Test & Validation Engineering, Principal Engineer

Synopsys - Sunnyvale , CA

Product validation Principal Engineer 49149BR USA - California - Mountain View/Sunnyvale Job ... Job Category Engineering Country United States Job Subcategory Test & Validation Engineering Hire ...

Latpro - Diversity Jobs - 43 days ago

Principal Network Engineer

GeoLogics Corporation - Aurora , CO

... test activities as needed. The Principal Network Engineer will perform network engineering and design, creating engineering design artifacts, hands on administration, implementation, and ...

LinkedIn - 4 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

Iridium - Chandler , AZ

As the Principal Software Engineer, you will apply advanced expertise in cutting edge technologies ... Proactively prototype, build, and test software implementations to roadmap design and ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Principal Electrical Engineer

Avation Medical - Valencia , CA

Principal Electrical Engineer Position Overview: Avation Medical is actively recruiting Principal ... Experience with test planning, execution and protocols in a regulatory environment * Familiarity ...

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What does a Principal Test Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Principal Test Engineer

Lead teams in conducting tests, which include collaborating with others in establishing language, database, and computer simulation requirements and configuration management techniques.

February 08, 2023

Understand, maintain, and update risk management documentation associated with various Test equipment and processes and use information to evaluate product impact of changes.

April 01, 2023

Management, contributing to design reviews, development of system architectures, creating system performance specifications, creating design specifications, developing acceptance criteria, developing validation test criteria, conducting Engineering Evaluation tests, and generating test reports.

April 19, 2023

Participate in trade studies to support the selection of preferred design solutions, commercial hardware or software components, and preferred course of action alternatives in project development/product delivery.

April 22, 2023

Provide support to customer testers during acceptance testing, including test procedure walkthroughs, documentation of testing issues and test results, and answering questions on system functionality.

April 23, 2023

Design, develop, and maintain software test plans, software test cases, software test procedures, and automated software tests in compliance with program functional, technical, and performance requirements.

May 03, 2023

Demonstrate knowledge of Test Engineering principles and technologies supporting production delivery targets and supporting gross margin improvement projects.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Test Engineer in Philadelphia, PA

Average Base Salary

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147366

172696

159471

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

153472

184591

169047

What is the average salary for Principal Test Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Test Engineer in Philadelphia, PA. The base salary for Principal Test Engineer ranges from $147,366 to $172,696 with the average base salary of $159,471. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $153,472 to $184,591 with the average total cash compensation of $169,047.

View Average Salary for Principal Test Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$159,471	$147,366 - $172,696
Bonus	$9,576	$6,105 - $11,895
Total Pay	$169,047	$153,472 - $184,591

* 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.

Principal Test Engineer Salary Near Philadelphia, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Camden, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $148,092 - $173,547	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,250 - $171,388	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $151,746 - $177,828	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Trenton, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,212 - $178,374	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE Wilmington, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,529 - $171,715	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA
CITY, STATE New Castle, DE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $146,529 - $171,715	COMPARE TO Philadelphia, PA

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Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017[update]. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, wit...

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