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Western Digital Principal Engineer salaries in Engineering - Software & QA in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
8 - 14 years exp.
₹20 Lakhs - ₹55.5 Lakhs
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32% more than the average Principal Engineer Salary in Consumer Electronics & Appliances Companies for 8 - 14 years of experience

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Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025

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Principal Engineer salary at Western Digital ranges between ₹20 Lakhs to ₹55.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 8 years to 14 years. Salary estimates are based on 108 latest salaries received from various employees of Western Digital.

Latest annual salaries shared by Western Digital Principal Engineer in Engineering - Software & QA department

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Experience wise Western Digital Principal Engineer salaries in Engineering - Software & QA department

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025

Experience Avg Annual Salary
8 years  (7 salaries)

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₹36 L/yr - ₹54 L/yr
9 years  (13 salaries)

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₹25 L/yr - ₹48 L/yr
10 years  (25 salaries)

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₹20 L/yr - ₹52 L/yr
11 years  (22 salaries)

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₹20 L/yr - ₹53 L/yr
12 years  (17 salaries)

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₹28 L/yr - ₹53.6 L/yr
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Top skills at Western Digital for Principal Engineer

Python I2C SPI C++ Failure Analysis Test Cases Programming Data Modeling Problem Solving Data Analytics Embedded Systems ASIC VLSI EMI Physical Design

Salary related reviews for Western Digital

3.4

Rated by 12 employees for salary & benefits

Full Time

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Production, Manufacturing & Engineering Department

3.0
  •  posted on 10 May 2023

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Good package is offered at the time of joining.

Dislikes

Very minimal process and Culture is not good. Resulting in long working hours unnecessary. Collaboration is poor between teams. Appraisals and variables are skipped mostly. Growth is not great in terms of promotion and skillset both.

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  • Skill development - Poor
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Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0
  •  posted on 15 Apr 2019

2.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

I dint liked anything due to lot of politics

  • Job security - Good

Dislikes

This is one of the worst company where the managers do lot of politics, Good compensation and hike will be given only to the persons who are close to manager. They won’t bother if you give complain also. Managers behave so cheap where you can’t expect in corporate world. You will never grow under this type of people.

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  • Salary - Poor
  • +3 more

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Research & Development Department

3.0
  •  posted on 01 Nov 2023

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

...d. If you are a high performer you can take wfh for 1 2 months. Flexible timing If company is doing good you will get better bonus based on performance.

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Dislikes

Top management is not trustworthy. Some politics in team and manager. Less gifts and goodies. Sometimes more work pressure. Managers only focus on work.

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  • Job security - Poor

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 03 Mar 2023

3.0
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Likes

Salary is OK kind.

Dislikes

WDC gives random promotion, which are not related wot the work done. Employee can threaten and get promotion, can get salary hike. So deserving employees who wants to stay they remain behind while others who can get an outside offer and gets promotion and hike. No Work life balance. Management decisions are random, specifically after Khurram became SVP, he is removing all the people he does not like and promoting his favorite ones. There are many other thongs as well, but these are the ones which are important.

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  • Skill development - Bad
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Engineering - Hardware & Networks Department

2.0
  •  posted on 12 Oct 2023

3.0
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Likes

very few people are supportive, managers are good, try to understand other's problem.

  • Promotions - Good

Dislikes

Culture is very bad, I have faced discrimination and used to favour those who used to work till late night, even though people come to office on time, and judge those who come on time and leave on time. Didn't assign proper work and people use to avoid and isolate. Lot of groupism.

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  • Skill development - Bad
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Western Digital Principal Engineer salary in Engineering - Software & QA department in India ranges between ₹20 Lakhs to ₹55.5 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 108 Western Digital latest salaries received from various employees of Western Digital.