Data Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 644 live Data Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 644
- Employers
- 369
- Remote
- 20%
- Typical pay
- $110k–223k
- Verified live (7d)
- 593
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $108k | 19 |
| 3–5 years | $134k | 161 |
| 6–9 years | $158k | 100 |
| 10+ years | $160k | 31 |
Skills in demand
Across 635 data engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 71%
- 54%
- 52%
- 35%
- 34%
- 32%
- 31%
- 28%
- 28%
- 27%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 511 postings stated one
- 8.0%
- 52%
- 31%
- 9.0%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 422 postings stated one
- 29%
- 36%
- 36%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 207 postings stated one
- 2.9%
- 93%
- 1.0%
- 3.4%