Remote Data Engineer Salary
Remote Data Engineer roles pay a median of $228k a year, based on 38 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $194k to $287k, and the top 10% more than $332k. Highest median pay: Snowflake.
- $228k
- median USD
- $194k
- 25th percentile
- $287k
- 75th percentile
- 38
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($194k to $287k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 9 | $190k | $208k | $210k |
| Staff | 10 | $233k | $266k | $287k |
| Lead | 4 | $285k | $298k | $308k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 10 | $221k | $293k | $310k |
| Seattle | 4 | $205k | $220k | $264k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 31 | $205k | $241k | $286k |
| Canada | 3 | $125k | $127k | $245k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Staff Software Engineer Engineer, Model Development Platform
WayveRemote (US)
$276k–$294k
Remotedata engineerStaff$276k–$294k · 1d agoSenior Software Engineer - Data Platform
CoinbaseRemote (IN)
Not disclosed
Remotedata engineerSenior2d agoSecurity Data Engineer
AnthropicRemote
~$320k–$405k
Remotedata engineer~$320k–$405k · 2d agoSenior Staff Data Engineer
CohereRemote (CA)
$275k–$450k
Remotedata engineerStaff$275k–$450k · 7d agoSoftware Engineer - Map & Route
WayveRemote (GB)
Not disclosed
Remotedata engineer9d agoSenior Software Engineer, AI Tooling, Information Security
AirwallexRemote (AU)
Not disclosed
Remotedata engineerSenior10d agoSenior Data Engineer (San Francisco)
AirwallexRemote (US)
$160k–$260k
Remotedata engineerSenior$160k–$260k · 21d agoSenior Data Engineer (Seattle)
AirwallexRemote (US)
$140k–$240k
Remotedata engineerSenior$140k–$240k · 21d agoData Engineer, Core Experimentation
OpenAIRemote (US)
$347k–$385k
Remotedata engineer$347k–$385k · 23d agoData Engineer, App SW
WayveRemote (DE)
Not disclosed
Remotedata engineer23d ago
Other roles
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. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries