Data Engineer salary

38 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for data engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 337 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $141,321 and $190,250, with a median of $160,950.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $130,000 and senior $160,950. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 24% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 21 of the 38 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

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Live data engineer roles by data function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.

Every measured range

38 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$94,375 – $107,100	$101,600	9hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$114,300 – $150,500	$130,000	269
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$98,400 – CA$117,900	CA$107,500	37
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£45,849 – £63,750	£55,000	17
France · country-wide	Mid	€45,000 – €51,125	€47,500	6hint
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€34,200 – €38,500	€36,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$141,321 – $190,250	$160,950	337
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$121,750 – CA$151,950	CA$135,000	38
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£56,524 – £106,250	£85,500	12
France · country-wide	Senior	€60,000 – €62,500	€62,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$161,250 – $192,500	$183,350	5hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$119,375 – $152,613	$135,925	38
Remote · United States	Senior	$143,250 – $190,900	$165,000	87
Any Location	Mid	$102,850 – $150,500	$126,570	5hint
Arlington	Mid	$115,000 – $157,500	$137,500	9hint
Arlington	Senior	$156,575 – $172,200	$160,950	7hint
Atlanta	Senior	$138,513 – $161,238	$147,250	6hint
Austin	Senior	$149,681 – $192,513	$164,600	6hint
Bethesda	Senior	$126,800 – $174,000	$162,000	5hint
Boston	Mid	$106,500 – $114,300	$114,300	5hint
Boston	Senior	$133,200 – $163,750	$154,300	7hint
Chantilly	Mid	$123,150 – $175,100	$162,325	8hint
Charlotte	Senior	$138,250 – $170,788	$151,575	6hint
Chicago	Mid	$128,005 – $192,050	$140,000	13
Chicago	Senior	$144,250 – $174,500	$152,500	15
Denver	Mid	$115,850 – $127,500	$118,000	5hint
Denver	Senior	$141,863 – $166,875	$146,250	8hint
London	Mid	£60,250 – £70,625	£62,875	8hint
London	Senior	£82,500 – £123,500	£107,500	6hint
Mclean	Mid	$109,875 – $195,900	$142,500	6hint
New York	Mid	$130,500 – $185,500	$150,000	21
New York	Senior	$150,000 – $201,250	$180,000	32
San Francisco	Mid	$163,750 – $286,788	$205,000	18
San Francisco	Senior	$186,125 – $222,750	$209,000	19
Seattle	Senior	$170,163 – $185,163	$170,650	6hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$90,000 – CA$115,000	CA$100,000	21
Toronto	Senior	CA$115,563 – CA$153,263	CA$131,250	24
Washington	Mid	$126,800 – $133,600	$128,435	10

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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