Data Engineering salary in New York
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
Data Engineering pay in New York is measured from 89 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 44 postings put the middle half between $150,000 and $217,500, with a median of $182,000.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $149,000 and senior $182,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 22% more.
Against the 14 other measured markets for data engineering at senior, this sits below 1 of them; San Francisco leads at $205,000.
2 of these ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
3 data engineering roles are open in New York right now, 1 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $110,000 – $175,000 | $155,000 | 9hint |
| Mid | $130,000 – $185,500 | $149,000 | 29 |
| Senior | $150,000 – $217,500 | $182,000 | 44 |
| Lead | $186,750 – $210,975 | $192,500 | 7hint |
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 level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open data engineering roles in New York · 1 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
