What is the average Data Engineering salary?

The median Data Engineering salary is $172,750 based on 1,086 job postings with published compensation data across 153 companies.

How does Data Engineering salary vary by seniority?

Data Engineering salaries range from $57,200 at the intern level to $280,000 at the director level.

Which companies pay the most for Data Engineering roles?

The highest-paying companies for Data Engineering include Netflix ($486,000), Anthropic ($362,500), Snorkel AI ($315,000).

Data Engineering Salary Guide 2026

Median Salary

$172,750

Data Engineering roles

Jobs with Pay Data

1,086

postings with salary info

Salary Range

$145,000 – $208,800

25th to 75th percentile

Companies Reporting

153

with compensation data

Salary by Seniority

Median Data Engineering salary by experience level

intern

$57,200

junior

$108,675

mid

$155,450

senior

$180,500

staff

$229,500

principal

$208,800

manager

$180,350

director

$280,000

Top-Paying Companies

By median Data Engineering salary

Netflix

$486,000

Anthropic

$362,500

Snorkel AI

$315,000

OpenAI

$309,000

Discord

$279,000

Mercury

$268,900

$260,450

Waymo

$257,000

Figma

$244,000

Roblox

$242,525

Top Locations by Salary

Median salary by location

Panamá

$486,000

Los Angeles

$448,000

Remote - United States

$260,450

Milpitas

$251,350

San Mateo

$241,340

New York City

$234,500

Mountain View

$231,500

Remote - USA

$221,000

Compensation Distribution

Based on 1,086 Data Engineering postings with salary data

<$75k

$75k–$100k

$100k–$150k

265

$150k–$200k

439

$200k–$300k

269

$300k+

Data Engineering Jobs with Salary

Data Scientist II

mid Data Scientist · 2U · Crystal City

Python SQL Snowflake

$107k – $124k

Senior Data Reliability Engineer - Central Technology

senior Data Engineer · Activision Blizzard · Vancouver, Canada · Posted Jun 25, 2026

Python Azure Kubernetes

$100k – $198k

Senior Data Scientist, GTM Data Science

senior Data Scientist · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Apr 24, 2026

Python Express SQL

$133k – $236k

AEP Lead Data Solutions Engineer

senior Data Engineer · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Mar 18, 2026

Python Express SQL

$155k – $281k

Advanced Analytics & Reporting Analyst 3

mid Data Analyst · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted May 8, 2026

Python Express Databricks

$85k – $186k

Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

senior Data Scientist · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Apr 6, 2026

Express SQL Spark

$133k – $236k

Category Analytics and AI Strategy Lead

senior Analytics Engineer · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted May 5, 2026

Express LLMs Data Analytics

$133k – $236k

Partnerships Analytics & Operations Senior Analyst

senior Data Analyst · Adobe · New York City, NY · Posted Apr 10, 2026

Python Express SQL

$110k – $202k

Sr. Analyst Quota Review and Planning Analytics

senior Data Analyst · Adobe · San Jose, CA · Posted Jun 8, 2026

SaaS Express Tableau

$112k – $227k

Data Scientist

mid Data Scientist · Adobe · San Francisco, CA · Posted Jun 11, 2026

Python Express SQL

$109k – $201k

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Other Role Family Salaries

Machine Learning $208,575 Product $200,500 Design $192,900 Legal $181,050 Security $180,700 Software Engineering $174,950 Marketing $160,000 Sales $155,300 Operations $145,050 People $142,500 Services $142,500 Finance $132,200

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