Roles
5
in data engineering
Career Levels
5
Junior to Principal
Median Salary
$175,979
across all levels
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Career Ladder

Progression from Junior to Principal in data engineering

Junior
$108,675 median
Data EngineerData ScientistData AnalystDatabase Engineer
ETLData PipelinesSQLData WarehousingSparkAirflowCloud Data ServicesStatistics
Mid-Level
$155,450 median
Data EngineerAnalytics EngineerData ScientistData AnalystDatabase Engineer
ETLData PipelinesSQLData WarehousingSparkAirflowCloud Data Servicesdbt
Senior
$184,750 median
Data EngineerAnalytics EngineerData ScientistData AnalystDatabase Engineer
ETLData PipelinesSQLData WarehousingSparkAirflowCloud Data Servicesdbt
Staff
$222,000 median
Data EngineerAnalytics EngineerData ScientistDatabase Engineer
ETLData PipelinesSQLData WarehousingSparkAirflowCloud Data Servicesdbt
Principal
$210,200 median
Data EngineerData ScientistDatabase Engineer
ETLData PipelinesSQLData WarehousingSparkAirflowCloud Data ServicesStatistics

Salary Progression

Median salary by seniority level

Junior
$108,675
Mid-Level
$155,450
Senior
$184,750
Staff
$222,000
Principal
$210,200

Skills by Level

Which skills are needed at each career stage

Skill
Junior
Mid-Level
Senior
Staff
Principal
ETL
Data Pipelines
SQL
Data Warehousing
Spark
Airflow
Cloud Data Services
Statistics
Machine Learning
Python
Deep Learning
Experimentation
Data Visualization
Database Administration
Performance Tuning
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