Data Engineer Salary

How much does a data engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$155,863

Average Min

$207,595

Average Max

$200,405

Median Salary

$990,000

Top Salary

Entry level: $166,000

Senior level: $239,843

Top earners: $281,938

Related Data Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

Senior Software Engineer, DevOps - Data Platform

4 open positions

$168,750 - $398,500

salary range

Staff Data Engineer, Ads

3 open positions

$248,000 - $279,000

salary range

Staff Data Platform Engineer

6 open positions

$192,150 - $264,733

salary range

Engineering Manager, Data Engineering

4 open positions

$207,825 - $248,175

salary range

Director of Engineering, Data Cloud Platform

5 open positions

$193,536 - $241,920

salary range

Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

9 open positions

$179,422 - $243,756

salary range

Software Engineer, Data Platform

4 open positions

$185,000 - $222,500

salary range

Data Engineering Manager

6 open positions

$181,667 - $216,333

salary range

Staff Data Engineer

27 open positions

$169,810 - $222,876

salary range

Lead Data Engineer

6 open positions

$171,333 - $205,000

salary range

Data Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How data engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$221,520

average max salary

Range: $167,810 - $221,520

Based on 384 jobs

Top Paying Companies for Data Engineers

Companies offering the highest data engineer salaries based on their job listings.

xAI

4 data engineer jobs

$180,000 - $440,000

salary range

Roku

4 data engineer jobs

$168,750 - $398,500

salary range

PitchBook Data

6 data engineer jobs

$238,333 - $292,575

salary range

Discord

5 data engineer jobs

$237,600 - $272,200

salary range

ID.me

4 data engineer jobs

$222,533 - $267,034

salary range

Cedar

5 data engineer jobs

$207,400 - $253,900

salary range

BitGo

9 data engineer jobs

$207,778 - $253,333

salary range

Amplitude

5 data engineer jobs

$179,600 - $270,200

salary range

Faire

6 data engineer jobs

$186,667 - $256,667

salary range

Garner Health

5 data engineer jobs

$202,000 - $230,000

salary range

Data Engineer Salary by Region

Compare data engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

345 jobs

$162,517 - $214,712

salary range

Worldwide

360 jobs

$149,683 - $200,968

salary range

Oceania

2 jobs

$125,000 - $170,000

salary range

Data Engineer Salary by Industry

How data engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Data

365 jobs

$147,892 - $192,890

salary range

Engineering

337 jobs

$165,012 - $224,490

salary range

Product

3 jobs

$147,333 - $171,333

salary range

Finance

1 jobs

$50,000 - $60,000

salary range

HR

1 jobs

$130,000 - $190,000

salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$139,500 - $155,000

salary range

Recent Data Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest data engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior Big Data Engineer

Blueprint Technologies • Remote

$100,000 - $110,000

Lead Software Engineer - Data Connectivity

Zeta Global • San Francisco, California, United States

$150,000 - $200,000

Senior Software Engineer, Data Warehouse

Amplitude • San Francisco, CA

$190,000 - $286,000

Senior Software Engineer - Business Systems Data Infrastructure

Verkada • San Mateo, CA United States

$130,000 - $280,000

Senior Data Engineer

Vanna Health • Remote

$150,000 - $210,000

Senior Fullstack Engineer - Backstage Portal, Data Experience

Spotify • New York, NY

$164,448 - $234,926

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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual data engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.