Principal Programmer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Principal Programmer make in the United States?
Principal Programmers earn $96,000 annually on average, or $46 per hour, which is 37% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Principal Programmers work for General Dynamics at $131,000 annually while the lowest paid Principal Programmers work for Institute for Defense Analyses earning approximately $107,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$131K General Dynamics' Average Principal Programmer Salary (3 salaries)
+$35K (30%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$59K (58%) more than average General Dynamics salary ($72K)
-$40K (36%) less than average General Dynamics Principal Programmer salary ($131K)
-$40K (36%) less than average General Dynamics Principal Programmer salary ($131K)
+$40K (26%) more than average General Dynamics Principal Programmer salary ($131K)
$107K Institute for Defense Analyses' Average Principal Programmer Salary (3 salaries)
+$11K (10%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$49K (59%) more than average Institute for Defense Analyses salary ($58K)
+$3K (2%) more than average Institute for Defense Analyses Principal Programmer salary ($107K)
-$6K (5%) less than average Institute for Defense Analyses Principal Programmer salary ($107K)
+$3K (2%) more than average Institute for Defense Analyses Principal Programmer salary ($107K)
$131K BAE Systems' Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$35K (30%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$51K (48%) more than average BAE Systems salary ($80K)
$131K
BAE Systems Principal Programmer
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Equal to average BAE Systems Principal Programmer salary ($131K)
$129K CACI's Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$33K (29%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$58K (57%) more than average CACI salary ($71K)
$129K
CACI Principal Programmer
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Equal to average CACI Principal Programmer salary ($129K)
$121K Ericsson's Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$25K (23%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$41K (40%) more than average Ericsson salary ($80K)
$121K
Ericsson Principal Programmer
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Equal to average Ericsson Principal Programmer salary ($121K)
$111K United States Army's Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
+$15K (14%) more than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$69K (90%) more than average United States Army salary ($42K)
Equal to average United States Army Principal Programmer salary ($111K)
$85K City of Chicago's Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (12%) less than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$35K (51%) more than average City of Chicago salary ($50K)
Equal to average City of Chicago Principal Programmer salary ($85K)
$85K San Diego Data Processing's Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (12%) less than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$7K (8%) more than average San Diego Data Processing salary ($78K)
Equal to average San Diego Data Processing Principal Programmer salary ($85K)
$81K Staples' Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
-$15K (16%) less than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$43K (72%) more than average Staples salary ($38K)
$81K
Staples Principal Programmer
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Equal to average Staples Principal Programmer salary ($81K)
$71K Unisys' Average Principal Programmer Salary (1 salaries)
-$25K (29%) less than national average Principal Programmer salary ($96K)
+$5K (7%) more than average Unisys salary ($66K)
$71K
Unisys Principal Programmer
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Equal to average Unisys Principal Programmer salary ($71K)
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