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Staff Data Engineer Salary

How much does a staff data engineer make? Real compensation data updated December 2025.

$195,502
Average Min
$261,775
Average Max
$260,000
Median Salary
$485,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $235,000
Senior level: $279,000
Top earners: $305,000

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Related Staff Data Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Staff Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer - Listing Quality

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2

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Binary Log Data Replication

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$214,292 - $267,864
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3

Staff Software Engineer - Data Curation

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$180,000 - $288,000
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4

Staff Software Engineer - Vehicle Data Management

2 open positions

$180,000 - $288,000
salary range
5

Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

2 open positions

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6

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$188,114 - $246,302
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7

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2 open positions

$168,000 - $240,000
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8

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3 open positions

$171,333 - $213,667
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Staff Data Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How staff data engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$261,775
average max salary
Range: $195,502 - $261,775
Based on 57 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Staff Data Engineers

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

1

Anthropic

1 staff data engineer jobs

$405,000 - $485,000
salary range
2

Block

1 staff data engineer jobs

$239,600 - $359,400
salary range
3

Calendly

1 staff data engineer jobs

$261,737 - $331,020
salary range
4

Discord

1 staff data engineer jobs

$248,000 - $279,000
salary range
5

Faire

2 staff data engineer jobs

$210,000 - $288,750
salary range
6

Betterup

1 staff data engineer jobs

$208,000 - $286,000
salary range
7

Databricks

4 staff data engineer jobs

$207,350 - $283,938
salary range
8

Moloco

1 staff data engineer jobs

$216,000 - $270,000
salary range
9

Fivetran

2 staff data engineer jobs

$214,292 - $267,864
salary range
10

Airbnb

4 staff data engineer jobs

$214,000 - $267,500
salary range

Staff Data Engineer Salary by Region

Compare staff data engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

33 jobs

$201,582 - $266,302
salary range

Worldwide

24 jobs

$187,142 - $255,552
salary range

Staff Data Engineer Salary by Industry

How staff data engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

34 jobs

$194,905 - $268,823
salary range

Data

22 jobs

$195,766 - $252,101
salary range

Product

1 jobs

$210,000 - $235,000
salary range

Recent Staff Data Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest staff data engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior Staff Data Engineer, Marketplaces DNA

Airbnb • United States

$244,000 - $305,000

Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse Compute

Airbnb • Remote USA

$204,000 - $255,000

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Listings and Host Tools Data and AI

Airbnb • Remote-USA

$204,000 - $255,000

Staff Data Engineer

Betterup • Remote

$208,000 - $286,000

Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse (Full-Stack)

Amplitude • San Francisco, CA

$190,000 - $286,000

Staff Software Engineer, Data Management

Amplitude • San Francisco, CA

$190,000 - $286,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual staff data engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

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All figures in US Dollars, annual.