Data Engineering Salaries
The average Data Engineering salary is $197.5k – $299.1k per year across 76 jobs. Pay ranges from $155.4k – $253.0k for Mid Level roles to $197.2k – $301.0k at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$197.5k – $299.1k
Based on 76 jobs · 10% more than the average salary on Inference Jobs
25th percentile
$158.3k
Average
$248.3k
75th percentile
$370k
Data Engineering salary by seniority
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Inference Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Level | $155.4k – $253.0k | 19 | +4% |
| Senior | $197.2k – $301.0k | 51 | +4% |
Top companies for Data Engineering salaries
5 companies hiring for Data Engineering roles, ranked by average salary.
Data Engineering salaries by location
Average Data Engineering salaries across 8 locations.
San Francisco
Avg. $236.1k – $322.7k · 26 jobs
Sunnyvale
Avg. $158.7k – $234k · 9 jobs
Santa Clara
Avg. $188k – $329.2k · 8 jobs
Boston
Avg. $175k – $245k · 4 jobs
Palo Alto
Avg. $180k – $440k · 4 jobs
Foster City
Avg. $173.8k – $300k · 4 jobs
New York City
Avg. $241.3k – $307.5k · 4 jobs
Mountain View
Avg. $130.3k – $188.3k · 3 jobs
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Data Engineering salary FAQs
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.