Seattle map

Data Engineer salaries in Seattle.

What Data Engineer roles in Seattle pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

Clear
Compare with another

Median salary

$203,750

per year · annualized USD

Typical range

$175.6k – $261.3k

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

80.8%

42 of 52 roles

Live roles

52

open right now

Salary trend

median · annualized USD
Median over time ▼ -7.1%
$219,375 $203,750

Salary distribution

annualized USD · disclosed roles
$175.6k 25th
$203.8k Median
$261.3k 75th
$156.5k
$355.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $145k – $485k · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Brex $216,000 6
OpenAI $355,500 4
DigitalOcean $188,100 4
DoorDash USA $161,300 4
Databricks $214,700 3
Anthropic $403,750 2
Fluidstack $234,500 2
Haus Analytics $225,000 2

See every Data Engineer role

Browse the live listings, or save this search and get alerted the moment a new one posts.

How much do Data Engineer roles in Seattle pay?

The median salary for Data Engineer roles in Seattle is $203,750 per year. Most pay falls between $175,625 (25th percentile) and $261,325 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $156,455 to $355,500.

These figures are computed live from 52 active Data Engineer roles in Seattle on JobsRadar, of which 42 (80.8%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Data Engineer roles in Seattle include Anthropic, OpenAI and Teleport.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Data Engineer salary in Seattle?
The median is $203,750 per year, with most pay between $175,625 and $261,325 (25th–75th percentile), based on 42 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Data Engineer salary range in Seattle?
Pay ranges from about $156,455 to $355,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $203,750. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free