Data Engineer
Nelnet
Oregon State · $115k–$135k a year · Posted October 26, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $125,000 a year. Across 303 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $115,500 to $157,500 and the median is $134,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 7% below the median.
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About the job
...opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work. This role owns the data foundation underpinning Nelnet’s GenAI solutions for higher education and SLED clients. The Data Engineer builds and maintains the data pipelines, classification, and governance...