Data Engineering salary

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

The best-evidenced figure here is for data engineering roles at senior level across the United States: 470 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $142,500 and $193,650, with a median of $162,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $105,000, mid-level $134,547, senior $162,500 and lead $203,478. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 94% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 31 of the 54 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

54 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$87,500 – $126,700	$105,000	21
United States · country-wide	Mid	$112,500 – $160,000	$134,547	386
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$98,175 – CA$121,675	CA$108,578	52
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£46,262 – £66,563	£55,081	18
France · country-wide	Mid	€41,500 – €47,500	€45,000	11
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$126,337 – A$130,348	A$130,348	6hint
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€34,200 – €38,500	€36,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$142,500 – $193,650	$162,500	470
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$126,088 – CA$155,413	CA$140,750	66
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£61,725 – £100,500	£90,000	15
France · country-wide	Senior	€60,000 – €62,500	€61,250	6hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$184,550 – $236,675	$203,478	54
Canada · country-wide	Lead	CA$156,250 – CA$232,338	CA$191,500	6hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$111,553 – $159,272	$135,925	68
Remote · United States	Senior	$142,500 – $196,200	$165,000	123
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$139,875 – CA$176,363	CA$150,150	6hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$198,506 – $236,000	$215,456	5hint
Any Location	Mid	$102,850 – $150,500	$126,570	5hint
Arlington	Mid	$116,100 – $152,875	$128,450	10
Arlington	Senior	$133,225 – $195,175	$160,800	10
Atlanta	Mid	$131,406 – $151,700	$135,263	6hint
Atlanta	Senior	$145,000 – $184,500	$152,500	9hint
Austin	Mid	$89,946 – $217,000	$107,700	5hint
Austin	Senior	$152,538 – $209,600	$170,950	7hint
Bethesda	Senior	$135,600 – $181,744	$168,000	6hint
Boston	Mid	$110,400 – $130,443	$114,300	7hint
Boston	Senior	$134,100 – $175,000	$158,953	12
Chantilly	Mid	$123,150 – $175,100	$162,325	8hint
Charlotte	Senior	$128,000 – $165,575	$148,000	7hint
Chicago	Mid	$126,603 – $184,950	$145,000	19
Chicago	Senior	$145,731 – $178,250	$153,688	18
Denver	Mid	$116,388 – $126,250	$120,250	6hint
Denver	Senior	$143,738 – $166,875	$147,500	8hint
Irvine	Senior	$130,500 – $159,000	$159,000	5hint
Irving	Senior	$139,463 – $158,850	$145,350	6hint
London	Mid	£62,000 – £80,000	£63,750	9hint
London	Senior	£86,250 – £114,500	£100,000	8hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$138,039 – $190,000	$140,000	5hint
Mclean	Mid	$101,500 – $211,200	$142,500	8hint
Mclean	Senior	$126,800 – $182,500	$135,000	5hint
New York	Entry	$110,000 – $175,000	$155,000	9hint
New York	Mid	$130,000 – $185,500	$149,000	29
New York	Senior	$150,000 – $217,500	$182,000	44
New York	Lead	$186,750 – $210,975	$192,500	7hint
Reston	Mid	$130,521 – $145,808	$140,000	5hint
Richmond	Mid	$133,700 – $192,050	$145,000	5hint
San Diego	Senior	$155,500 – $192,500	$177,000	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$181,250 – $299,375	$211,250	22
San Francisco	Senior	$181,125 – $232,500	$205,000	27
Seattle	Senior	$170,325 – $195,000	$170,650	7hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$90,000 – CA$123,250	CA$105,000	31
Toronto	Senior	CA$120,063 – CA$155,138	CA$141,500	36
Vancouver	Senior	CA$124,050 – CA$182,500	CA$153,000	7hint
Washington	Mid	$126,800 – $157,000	$130,000	13

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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