# 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.

- **Median (USD):** $228k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $194k to $287k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $147k to $332k
- **Disclosed roles:** 38

## By level

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

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | 9 | $190k | $208k | $210k |
| Staff | 10 | $233k | $266k | $287k |
| Lead | 4 | $285k | $298k | $308k |

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 10 | $221k | $293k | $310k |
| Seattle | 4 | $205k | $220k | $264k |

## By country

| Group | 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.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Snowflake](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/snowflake) | 3 | $233k | $288k | $288k |
| [Cohere](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/cohere) | 3 | $243k | $243k | $303k |
| [Airwallex](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/airwallex) | 5 | $210k | $210k | $230k |
| [Coinbase](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/coinbase) | 3 | $205k | $208k | $217k |
| [Samsara](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/samsara) | 5 | $127k | $133k | $152k |

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- [Remote Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/remote)
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- [Remote Research Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/research-scientist/remote)
- [Remote Data Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-scientist/remote)
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- [Remote Computer Vision Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/computer-vision/remote)
- [Remote Robotics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/robotics/remote)
- [Remote AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/remote)
- [Remote Analytics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/analytics-engineer/remote)

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=remote&offer=185000

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