Data Engineer Salary in the USA
Data Engineer roles in the USA pay a median of $226k a year, based on 98 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $193k to $287k, and the top 10% more than $347k. 32% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Anthropic.
- $226k
- median USD
- $193k
- 25th percentile
- $287k
- 75th percentile
- 98
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($193k to $287k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 23 | $189k | $208k | $213k |
| Staff | 22 | $226k | $255k | $283k |
| Principal | 5 | $225k | $227k | $315k |
| Lead | 10 | $258k | $279k | $303k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 33 | $223k | $308k | $351k |
| Mountain View | 7 | $189k | $226k | $281k |
| 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 |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 67 | $189k | $226k | $290k |
| Remote | 31 | $205k | $241k | $286k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Data Engineer, Product
NotionSan Francisco, California, US
~$179k–$200k
data engineer~$179k–$200k · 1d agoSenior Software Engineer, Capacity & Efficiency
RobinhoodBellevue, WA, US
~$196k–$230k
data engineerSenior~$196k–$230k · 1d agoStaff Software Engineer Engineer, Model Development Platform
WayveRemote (US)
$276k–$294k
Remotedata engineerStaff$276k–$294k · 1d agoManager – AI & Data Platform Engineering
ZscalerSanta Clara, California, US
~$164k–$205k
data engineer~$164k–$205k · 6d agoProduct Data Engineer
AndurilWaltham, Massachusetts, US
~$117k–$154k
data engineer~$117k–$154k · 6d agoPrincipal Data Engineer, Data Quality & Datasets Pipelines
WayveSunnyvale, California USA, US
$290k–$340k
data engineerPrincipal$290k–$340k · 7d agoData Engineer, Marketing
CursorSan Francisco, CA, US
Not disclosed
data engineer7d agoPrincipal Software Engineer - Intelligent Data Platform
ZscalerSanta Clara, California, US
~$186k–$265k
data engineerPrincipal~$186k–$265k · 9d agoSenior Software Engineer, Shopper Data Platform
AttentiveUS
~$170k–$205k
data engineerSenior~$170k–$205k · 12d agoProduct Marketing, AI-Powered Data Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)
SnowflakeMenlo Park, California, US
$40–$47/hr
data engineerInternintern$40–$47/hr · 13d ago
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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. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries