# Data Engineer Salary

> Data Engineer roles pay a median of $224k a year, based on 116 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $187k to $282k, and the top 10% more than $348k. 33% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Anthropic.

- **Median (USD):** $224k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $187k to $282k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $140k to $348k
- **Disclosed roles:** 116

## By level

From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Senior](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/senior) | 29 | $183k | $203k | $213k |
| [Staff](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/staff) | 28 | $226k | $258k | $280k |
| Principal | 5 | $225k | $227k | $315k |
| [Lead](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/lead) | 10 | $258k | $279k | $303k |

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [San Francisco](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/san-francisco) | 33 | $223k | $308k | $351k |
| Mountain View | 7 | $189k | $226k | $281k |
| Toronto | 6 | $162k | $176k | $201k |
| Bellevue | 6 | $213k | $232k | $278k |
| Seattle | 5 | $210k | $230k | $270k |
| New York | 4 | $239k | $243k | $255k |
| Menlo Park | 4 | $182k | $216k | $236k |
| Costa Mesa | 3 | $154k | $172k | $192k |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | $262k | $285k | $300k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [USA](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/usa) | 98 | $193k | $226k | $287k |
| Canada | 9 | $131k | $162k | $204k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 78 | $185k | $222k | $280k |
| [Remote](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-engineer/remote) | 38 | $194k | $228k | $287k |

## Top-paying companies

Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthropic](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/anthropic) | 7 | $363k | $363k | $495k |
| [OpenAI](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/openai) | 5 | $351k | $356k | $366k |
| [Wayve](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/wayve) | 3 | $262k | $285k | $300k |
| [Waymo](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/waymo) | 3 | $281k | $281k | $307k |
| [Brex](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/brex) | 4 | $236k | $270k | $270k |
| [Cohere](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/cohere) | 3 | $243k | $243k | $303k |
| [Robinhood](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/robinhood) | 4 | $213k | $232k | $259k |
| [Snowflake](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/snowflake) | 6 | $188k | $223k | $272k |
| [Discord](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/discord) | 3 | $221k | $221k | $250k |
| [Airwallex](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/airwallex) | 5 | $210k | $210k | $230k |

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- [Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer)
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- [Analytics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/analytics-engineer)
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Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Live roles: [Data Engineer jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/data-engineer). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=data-engineer&offer=185000

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