Principal Test Engineer Salary in Dallas, TX

How much does a Principal Test Engineer make in Dallas, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Test Engineer in Dallas, TX is $152,503. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $141,912 to $164,248, with most professionals earning between $132,270 and $174,941.

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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 Dallas, TX

Average Base Salary

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141912

164248

152503

Average Total Cash Compensation

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149221

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162819

What is the average salary for Principal Test Engineer in 2025?

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 Dallas, TX. The base salary for Principal Test Engineer ranges from $141,912 to $164,248 with the average base salary of $152,503. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $149,221 to $178,212 with the average total cash compensation of $162,819.

View Average Salary for Principal Test Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$152,503	$141,912 - $164,248
Bonus	$10,316	$7,308 - $13,964
Total Pay	$162,819	$149,221 - $178,212

* 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 Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,912 - $164,248	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,611 - $163,899	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,912 - $164,248	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,912 - $164,248	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,754 - $164,065	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,841 - $164,165	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks ...

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