Principal Software Developer Salary in New York, NY

How much does a Principal Software Developer make in New York, NY?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Software Developer in New York, NY is $181,211. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $148,610 to a high of $218,107, with most professionals earning between $164,146 and $200,524.

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Understand internal and external project needs in order toâ”¬Ã¡effectively design, develop and deploy these application.

March 28, 2023

Provide technical leadership and expertise to support broader strategic initiatives and technical roadmapLead whiteboard sessions and product design conversations on engineering the best solution to the challenges at hand.

March 16, 2023

Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences, as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis.

January 06, 2023

Build smart processes that enable delivery of quality software with high velocity, and ensure that team members understand and follow the processes.

January 06, 2023

Leads the design, development, documenting, testing and debugging of applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.

January 31, 2023

Participate in the technical evaluation of platforms and technologies, tools, architecture and design, performance analysis as well as vendor selection.

April 15, 2023

Design and implement engineering solutions in many areas of game development such as procedural generation, game mechanics, AI, animation, physics, rendering, localization, and UI.

May 05, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Software Developer in New York, NY

Average Base Salary

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164146

200524

181211

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

170719

217933

192012

What is the average salary for Principal Software Developer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Software Developer in New York, NY. The base salary for Principal Software Developer ranges from $164,146 to $200,524 with the average base salary of $181,211. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $170,719 to $217,933 with the average total cash compensation of $192,012.

View Average Salary for Principal Software Developer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$181,211	$164,146 - $200,524
Bonus	$10,801	$6,573 - $17,410
Total Pay	$192,012	$170,719 - $217,933

* 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 Software Developer Salary Near New York, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO New York, NY
CITY, STATE West New York, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Hoboken, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Union City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Jersey City, NJ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Bronx, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%
CITY, STATE Brooklyn, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $164,146 - $200,524	COMPARE TO New York, NY 0%

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