Data Engineer salary in United States
Median pay for Data Engineer roles in United States, computed from 129 real job postings that list a salary — not a national model. Range shown in USD.
$159k
Median
$135k – $198k
Typical range (p25–p75)
129
Priced postings
Data Engineer jobs in United States hiring now
Data Engineer IISonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal · US$150k–$225kHuman Capital Data Engineering LeadStage · US$230k–$275kSenior Data EngineerMitsubishichemicalgroup · US$110k–$145kData EngineerVagaro · US$135k–$150kData Engineer IIGoguardian · US$130k–$150kSenior Data Engineer, AI PlatformZipcolimited · US$134k–$168kData EngineerPharomanagement · US$150k–$180kSenior Data EngineerCoStar Group · US$133k–$172kData EngineerInnodatainc · Remote · US$100k–$120kSenior Data EngineerTaskrabbit · US$130k–$170kSenior Analytics Data Engineer - Homes.comCoStar Group · US$144k–$187kSenior Data Engineer - Homes.com - Arlington, VACoStar Group · US$128k–$190kSenior Data Engineer II, FinanceInstacart · Remote · US$220k–$232kSenior Data EngineerGusto · US$155k–$185kSponsors visasPrincipal Data Engineer (Remote)8Thlightrebuild · US$152k–$189kLead Data Engineer (Remote)8Thlightrebuild · US$126k–$158kStaff Data EngineerCribl · Remote · US$170k–$220kHead of Data Engineering & PlatformMercury · Remote · US$290k–$362kData EngineerDowntownmusic · US$135kPrincipal Data EngineerEnergyhub · Remote · US$180k–$220kData Engineer - InfrastructureImc · US$175k–$225kData Engineer, SecurityCoalition · US$111kSponsors visasDirector, Data EngineeringSharkninjaoperatingllc · US$176k–$235kSenior Data Engineer, AI & Data PlatformGreystar · Remote · US$115k–$135k
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