Data Engineer
Hollstadt Consulting
Saint Paul, MN · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Saint Paul, MN ranks
Where Saint Paul, MN placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes51 / 100 · of 14
- #10Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest51 / 100 · of 17
- #11Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$104k · of 14
- #12Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Great Lakes32 / 100 · of 14
- #12Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Great Lakes22 / 100 · of 14
- #13Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes38% · of 39
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 206 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $114,000 to $153,500 and the median is $134,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Job Duties • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise data pipelines. • Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes for business-critical... ...Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum...