DATA ENGINEER
Btree Solutions
McLean, VA · Posted October 28, 2026
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Where McLean, VA ranks
Where McLean, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic79 / 100 · of 32
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast78 / 100 · of 29
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southeast90 / 100 · of 29
- #2Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast18% · of 84
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mid-Atlantic87 / 100 · of 32
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast10% · of 77
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.
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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 Title: DATA ENGINEER Location: Mclean,VA or Plano, TX Duration: 12+ Months Visa: USC, GC, H1B and EAD Contract Type: W2
Design, build, and operate large-scale batch and real-time data pipelines that move, transform, and publish data across the enterprise...