Median salary
$196,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$162.2k – $235.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
78.8%
164 of 208 roles
Live roles
208
open right now
Staff / Principal Data Engineer
Machine Learning Engineer, Frontier Data Products
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Software Engineer, RL Data
Staff Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer - Consumer Subscriptions
Data Engineer
Data Engineer, Safeguards
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 5 |
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 5 |
Metropolis
|
$160,000 | 5 |
Point72
|
$250,000 | 4 |
| DR DRW | $187,500 | 4 |
H1
|
$180,000 | 4 |
The New York Times
|
$135,000 | 4 |
| SA Scale AI | $283,500 | 3 |
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The median salary for Data Engineer roles in New York is $196,250 per year. Most pay falls between $162,200 (25th percentile) and $235,513 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $132,300 to $275,000.
These figures are computed live from 208 active Data Engineer roles in New York on JobsRadar, of which 164 (78.8%) 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 New York include AppGate Cybersecurity, Inc., Mercor, Anthropic and Twenty.
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.