Data Engineer
$170,000
median · per year, annualized USD
Median over time
▼ -5.6%
$180,000
$170,000
$142.5k
25th
$170k
Median
$214.7k
75th
$106.4k
$269.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $6k – $850k · outliers off-axis
- Disclosing
- 34.9%
- Live roles
- 3,000
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Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 102 |
Mindrift
|
$83,200 | 32 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$144,250 | 27 |
Olsson
|
$121,500 | 21 |
|
OpenAI
|
$315,000 | 17 |
Esri
|
$113,360 | 15 |
Anduril Industries
|
$181,500 | 14 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 13 |
Data Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $217,500 | 166 |
| New York | $213,281 | 168 |
| Seattle | $203,750 | 42 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 29 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 21 |
| Chicago | $175,000 | 34 |
| Austin | $168,935 | 17 |
| Denver | $150,000 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $145,163 | 12 |
| London | $144,187 | 11 |