Principal salary
Discover the salary range for Principal roles to make an informed choice about your career.
What can I earn as a Principal?
How does your salary compare?
Where do our salary insights come from?
- Our insights are based on full-time salary ranges disclosed by employers on SEEK job ads.
- We only include salary data from jobs listed – this ensures you get an accurate representation of market trends.
- Some disclosed salaries include superannuation and other salary benefits, while others don't. This varies between employers.
Did you find this helpful?
Industries with the highest average salaries for Principals
Choose from industries with the highest advertised salaries to browse available Principal jobs.
$173,939
138 openings
$166,346
255 openings
$164,880
311 openings
$162,815
72 openings
$152,941
1,541 openings
$142,227
920 openings
$135,099
340 openings
Did you find this helpful?
Latest Principal jobs on SEEK
Be one of the first to discover these recently listed jobs, or browse all Principal jobs on SEEK right now.
Did you find this helpful?
Where are Principals paid the most?
Discover the locations with the highest average salaries for Principal jobs.
Location
Average salary
Job ads
Did you find this helpful?
Explore salaries for similar careers
Subscribe to Career Advice
Get expert career advice delivered to your inbox.
You can cancel emails at any time. By clicking ‘subscribe’ you agree to SEEK’s Privacy Statement.