Median salary
$165,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$129k – $194.1k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
31.2%
1,781 of 5,717 roles
Live roles
5,717
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Staff Data Engineer
Staff+ Research Engineer, RL Data Platform
Pre-training Data Infrastructure Engineer
Staff / Principal Data Engineer
Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems)
Software Engineer, Search Systems - Code Data
Research Engineer - Environments, Data and Post-Training
Data Platform Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 144 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 87 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$149,800 | 24 |
CACI
|
$134,200 | 21 |
Olsson
|
$120,750 | 20 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 19 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 17 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$142,500 | 17 |
Data Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 187 |
| New York | $195,000 | 207 |
| Seattle | $193,800 | 72 |
| Los Angeles | $185,000 | 35 |
| Boston | $173,750 | 54 |
| Austin | $166,718 | 48 |
| Singapore | $165,000 | 3 |
| Denver | $157,290 | 59 |
| Chicago | $155,925 | 92 |
| Atlanta | $152,975 | 42 |
Salary by employment type
| Employment type | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | $166,000 | 1,753 |
| Contract | $86.25/hr | 6 |
| Internship | $32.00/hr | 20 |
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How much do Data Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Data Engineer roles is $165,000 per year. Most pay falls between $128,985 (25th percentile) and $194,100 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $101,500 to $240,000.
These figures are computed live from 5,717 active Data Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,781 (31.2%) 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 include Vertex Inc, Anthropic, AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc. and OpenAI.
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?
- The median is $165,000 per year, with most pay between $128,985 and $194,100 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,781 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Data Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $101,500 to $240,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $165,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.