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Data Engineer salary: median $134,000 a year

Data Engineer listings that state pay run from $115,000 to $157,500 for the middle half, based on 286 current job listings. 1,179 data engineer roles are open now.

Data Engineer pay range

From 286 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$115,000
Median
$134,000
Upper quarter
$157,500

Data Engineer salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

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Data Engineer salary questions

How much does a data engineer make?
Among 286 open data engineer listings that state pay, the median is $134,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $115,000 and $157,500.
Where does this data engineer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays data engineers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $153,000.

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