Western Digital Principal Hardware Engineer Salaries by 4 Employees (Updated 2025)

10 - 12 years exp.

₹33 Lakhs - ₹47.5 Lakhs

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37% more than the average Principal Hardware Engineer Salary in Consumer Electronics & Appliances Companies for 10 - 12 years of experience

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Last Updated: 6 Jan 2024

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Principal Hardware Engineer salary at Western Digital ranges between ₹33 Lakhs to ₹47.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 12 years. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Western Digital.

Experience wise Western Digital Principal Hardware Engineer salaries

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2024

Experience	Avg Annual Salary
10 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹33 L/yr - ₹61.5 L/yr
11 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹15.9 L/yr - ₹42.2 L/yr
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12 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	₹42.2 L/yr - ₹47.5 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Western Digital

4.0

Rated by 1 employees for salary & benefits

Senior Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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

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.

Principal Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

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.

Principal Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 30 May 2023

2.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Nothing to like

Dislikes

No growth . No hikes , No bonus . Office politics The designations are all messed up . Staff engineer is entry level Principal engineer is one above like (IC 4) Technologist is IC5 Be careful with designations when joining.

Senior Engineer, Firmware Verification Engineering in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

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.

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.

Senior Technologists Architect in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0

• posted on 03 Mar 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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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Retention offer

Hello, Current offer from CG - Total 21.5L, fixed as 19.4 and rest bonus Retention offer from Deloitte - Total 19.1, fixed as 15.5 and rest bonus (4L) I understand the offer is less but my manager explained that Deloitte's hikes are better in the market and on an average, I can get 15% every year with good performance. The same hikes in CG are around 5-6% so financially, my salary growth will definitely be more in Deloitte. Please give me suggestions. I have good management and projects in Deloitte with WLB but I would like to have some perspective on offered CTC too

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What is the salary of Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital?

Principal Hardware Engineer salary at Western Digital in India ranges between ₹33.0 Lakhs to ₹47.5 Lakhs for experience between 10 years to 12 years. According to our estimates it is 37% more than the average Principal Hardware Engineer Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 4 latest salaries received from various employees of Western Digital India.

How does the salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital is 37% more than the average salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

What is the salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer in companies similar to Western Digital in India?

Volansys Technologies Principal Hardware Engineer Salary - ₹14.5 Lakhs to ₹16.8 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital ranges between ₹2,37,294 per month to ₹2,46,887 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Western Digital Principal Hardware Engineer salary in India which ranges between ₹33.0 Lakhs to ₹47.5 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 10 years to 12 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for Principal Hardware Engineer at Western Digital?

According to AmbitionBox, 100% of the Western Digital Principal Hardware Engineers reported a notice period of 2 Months.This is based on 3 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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