Median base salary
$170k
Posted range midpoint
Typical range
$140k–$200k
25th to 75th percentile
Openings with pay
3,476
67% of 5,204 live openings
Companies disclosing
53
From their own postings
Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.
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Principal Engineer, AI Infrastructure (R4941)
$320k–$490kShield AI · San Francisco, CA · Staff / Principal
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Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.
Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.
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