Data Engineer | Champaign, Illinois, USA
Oliver Bernard
Champaign County, IL · $100k–$175k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $137,500 a year. Across 216 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $112,500 to $159,500 and the median is $135,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 2% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
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Among database architects, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database architects: 58% (high).
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About the job
... Data Engineer | Champaign, Illinois, USA $100,000 - 175,000 (various levels)
I’m working with an ambitious, specialist technology financial services business looking to hire talented Data Engineers to join its growing team in Champaign, Illinois.
This is an...