# Lead Data Engineer Salary

> Lead Data Engineer roles pay a median of $279k a year, based on 10 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $258k to $303k, and the top 10% more than $342k. 40% of these roles are remote.

- **Median (USD):** $279k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $258k to $303k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $181k to $342k
- **Disclosed roles:** 10

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 4 | $300k | $309k | $389k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 10 | $258k | $279k | $303k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 6 | $202k | $262k | $278k |
| Remote | 4 | $285k | $298k | $308k |

## Other roles

- [Lead Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/lead)
- [Lead AI Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-llm-engineer/lead)
- [Lead AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/lead)

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&facet=lead&offer=185000

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