# Staff Data Engineer Salary

> Staff Data Engineer roles pay a median of $258k a year, based on 28 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $226k to $280k, and the top 10% more than $301k. 36% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Brex.

- **Median (USD):** $258k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $226k to $280k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $201k to $301k
- **Disclosed roles:** 28

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 4 | $237k | $255k | $282k |
| Toronto | 3 | $197k | $204k | $283k |
| Bellevue | 3 | $232k | $250k | $269k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 22 | $226k | $255k | $283k |
| Canada | 4 | $201k | $237k | $293k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 18 | $218k | $253k | $277k |
| Remote | 10 | $233k | $266k | $287k |

## Top-paying companies

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

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brex](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/brex) | 3 | $270k | $270k | $270k |
| [Databricks](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/databricks) | 3 | $220k | $226k | $226k |

## Other roles

- [Staff Machine Learning Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/machine-learning-engineer/staff)
- [Staff AI Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-llm-engineer/staff)
- [Staff Research Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/research-scientist/staff)
- [Staff Data Scientist Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/data-scientist/staff)
- [Staff MLOps Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/mlops-infrastructure/staff)
- [Staff Computer Vision Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/computer-vision/staff)
- [Staff Robotics Engineer Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/robotics/staff)
- [Staff AI Product Manager Salary](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/ai-product-manager/staff)

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=staff&offer=185000

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