Principal Software Engineer Salary Information

Principal Software Engineer salary information, income percentile, mortgage affordability and more.

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How much does a principal software engineer earn?

Annual salaries range from £44,268 to £91,668. Below is the full range of pay both before and after tax:

LowestAverageUpper
Pre-tax £44,268
(£3,689 p/mth)
£59,100
(£4,925 p/mth)
£91,668
(£7,639 p/mth)
Pre-tax Income Percentile 84th 91st 96th
Post-tax £33,636
(£2,803 p/mth)
£42,804
(£3,567 p/mth)
£61,704
(£5,142 p/mth)
Post-tax Income Percentile 78th 88th 95th
Percentage Tax Deduction 24% 28% 33%
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Key software engineers are responsible for most of the technical aspects of an organization's projects. Given the huge range of work done regularly, they can be considered a kind of architect.

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Below are the range of mortgages typically affordable for a single applicant principal software engineer:

LowestAverageUpper
average gross salary£44,268£59,095£91,668
max mortgage£199,206£265,928£412,506
deposit paid£22,134£29,548£45,834
max purchase price£221,340£295,476£458,340
mortgage repayment p.mth (2.5%|25yr)£904£1,206£1,871

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