Data Engineer
BeaconFire
Mundelein, IL · $62k–$80k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Mundelein, IL ranks
Where Mundelein, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest64 / 100 · of 20
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes63 / 100 · of 16
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$134k · of 16
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Midwest$134k · of 20
- #6Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois35% · of 17
- #6Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest25% · of 69
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $71,000 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 47% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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
...maintaining, and operating integrations, \n reporting pipelines, and data transformation systems. \n \n Qualifications: \n ●... ...& performance issues. \n ● Work with architecture/ engineering leads and other teams to ensure quality solutions are \n implemented...