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Data Engineer salary
Average data engineer salary
$109,675
How much does a data engineer make?
The average data engineer salary in the United States is $109,675. Data engineer salaries typically range between $80,000 and $149,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for data engineers is $52.73 per hour.
Data engineer salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Data engineers earn the highest average salary in California.
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Where can a Data Engineer earn more?
Data Engineer salary estimates from across the web
Average data engineer salary by state
Highest paying states for data engineers
Rank  | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $122,671 | $58.98 |
| 2 | Washington | $109,774 | $52.78 |
| 3 | Oregon | $100,261 | $48.20 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $98,249 | $47.24 |
| 5 | New York | $105,791 | $50.86 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $99,706 | $47.94 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $98,765 | $47.48 |
| 8 | Nevada | $97,762 | $47.00 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $98,578 | $47.39 |
| 10 | Montana | $93,730 | $45.06 |
| 11 | Arizona | $94,626 | $45.49 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $94,827 | $45.59 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $90,638 | $43.58 |
| 14 | Delaware | $93,187 | $44.80 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $96,169 | $46.24 |
| 16 | Texas | $90,441 | $43.48 |
| 17 | Maryland | $95,070 | $45.71 |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $93,681 | $45.04 |
| 19 | Virginia | $91,870 | $44.17 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $90,518 | $43.52 |
| 21 | Idaho | $89,175 | $42.87 |
| 22 | Maine | $89,316 | $42.94 |
| 23 | Ohio | $89,735 | $43.14 |
| 24 | Alaska | $90,912 | $43.71 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $89,770 | $43.16 |
| 26 | Michigan | $87,670 | $42.15 |
| 27 | Utah | $84,148 | $40.46 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $88,188 | $42.40 |
| 29 | Georgia | $86,944 | $41.80 |
| 30 | Vermont | $86,072 | $41.38 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $83,995 | $40.38 |
| 32 | Minnesota | $86,507 | $41.59 |
| 33 | Illinois | $86,877 | $41.77 |
| 34 | Colorado | $84,459 | $40.61 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $86,974 | $41.81 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $82,556 | $39.69 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $82,480 | $39.65 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $82,798 | $39.81 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $82,077 | $39.46 |
| 40 | Iowa | $81,786 | $39.32 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $82,219 | $39.53 |
| 42 | Missouri | $83,893 | $40.33 |
| 43 | Wyoming | $80,613 | $38.76 |
| 44 | Florida | $84,297 | $40.53 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $80,240 | $38.58 |
| 46 | Indiana | $80,495 | $38.70 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $82,544 | $39.68 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $81,576 | $39.22 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $81,181 | $39.03 |
| 50 | Alabama | $79,954 | $38.44 |
| 51 | Kansas | $79,762 | $38.35 |
Highest paying cities for data engineers
The highest-paying cities for data engineers are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.
| Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $132,082 | $63.50 |
| 2 | Seattle, WA | $110,694 | $53.22 |
| 3 | New York, NY | $105,966 | $50.95 |
| 4 | Beaverton, OR | $99,941 | $48.05 |
| 5 | Boston, MA | $99,677 | $47.92 |
| 6 | Hartford, CT | $98,430 | $47.32 |
| 7 | Washington, NJ | $95,778 | $46.05 |
| 8 | Philadelphia, PA | $95,280 | $45.81 |
| 9 | Phoenix, AZ | $94,858 | $45.60 |
| 10 | Washington, DC | $93,798 | $45.10 |
| 11 | Arlington, VA | $92,887 | $44.66 |
| 12 | Raleigh, NC | $91,649 | $44.06 |
| 13 | San Antonio, TX | $91,424 | $43.95 |
| 14 | Portland, ME | $89,796 | $43.17 |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | $88,957 | $42.77 |
| 16 | Detroit, MI | $88,010 | $42.31 |
| 17 | Madison, WI | $87,731 | $42.18 |
| 18 | Chicago, IL | $87,133 | $41.89 |
| 19 | Atlanta, GA | $86,943 | $41.80 |
| 20 | Minneapolis, MN | $86,533 | $41.60 |
Data Engineers are the most in-demand in these five cities:
Data Engineer salary details
A data engineer's salary ranges from $80,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $149,000 at the 90th percentile.
What is a data engineer's salary?
| Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $149,000 | $12,417 | $72 |
| 75th Percentile | $129,000 | $10,750 | $62 |
| Average | $109,675 | $9,140 | $53 |
| 25th Percentile | $93,000 | $7,750 | $45 |
| 10th Percentile | $80,000 | $6,667 | $38 |
Highest paying data engineer jobs
The highest paying types of data engineers are staff software engineer, principal software engineer, and software engineer lead.
| Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadoop Developer | $93,148 | $7,762 | $44.78 | 99,671 |
| Software Engineer-Consultant | $113,987 | $9,499 | $54.80 | 317,033 |
| Data Consultant | $94,945 | $7,912 | $45.65 | 149,791 |
| Data Architect | $113,700 | $9,475 | $54.66 | 152,504 |
| Software Development Engineer | $109,147 | $9,096 | $52.47 | 356,971 |
| Software Design Engineer | $98,799 | $8,233 | $47.50 | 315,080 |
Top companies hiring data engineers now:
Which companies pay data engineers the most?
Data engineer salaries at The Citadel and Airbnb are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average data engineer salary at companies like Credit Karma and Netflix are highly competitive.
| Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Citadel | $179,101 | $86.11 |
| 2 | Airbnb | $161,980 | $77.88 |
| 3 | Credit Karma | $161,627 | $77.71 |
| 4 | Netflix | $159,797 | $76.83 |
| 5 | Upstart Network | $159,346 | $76.61 |
| 6 | Roku | $158,262 | $76.09 |
| 7 | Meta | $157,227 | $75.59 |
| 8 | Crunchbase | $156,949 | $75.46 |
| 9 | Coinbase | $156,857 | $75.41 |
| 10 | LendUp | $156,790 | $75.38 |
| 11 | Aspiration | $154,864 | $74.45 |
| 12 | ByteDance | $154,555 | $74.31 |
| 13 | Dotdash | $153,939 | $74.01 |
| 14 | Zenefits | $152,801 | $73.46 |
| 15 | Apple | $152,743 | $73.43 |
| 16 | TikTok | $152,271 | $73.21 |
| 17 | Quora | $152,073 | $73.11 |
| 18 | Discovery | $152,028 | $73.09 |
| 19 | The Knot | $151,897 | $73.03 |
| 20 | PitchBook Data | $151,804 | $72.98 |
Wage gap by gender, race and education
Data Engineer salary by industry
The average data engineer salary varies across industries:
- The average data engineer salary in the technology industry is $125,579, the highest of any industry.
- The average data engineer salary in the finance industry is $122,531.
- Data engineers in the professional industry earn an average salary of $98,432, the lowest of any industry.
Highest paying industries for data engineers
| Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | $125,579 | $60.37 |
| 2 | Start-up | $122,531 | $58.91 |
| 3 | Health Care | $108,434 | $52.13 |
| 4 | Finance | $103,520 | $49.77 |
| 5 | Professional | $98,432 | $47.32 |
High Paying Data Engineer Jobs
Data Engineer salary trends
The average data engineer salary has risen by $20,360 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average data engineer earned $89,315 annually, but today, they earn $109,675 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for data engineers over the last decade.
Compare data engineer salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Average data engineer salary over time
Compare data engineer salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
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Data Engineer salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110,000 | $52.73 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $106,000 | $50.99 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $104,000 | $49.84 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $102,000 | $48.96 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | $100,000 | $48.13 | +1.8% |
Recently added data engineer salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humana | Data Visualization Engineer 2 | Providence, RI | 12/18/2024 | $65,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | Data Engineer II | Madison, WI | 12/18/2024 | $80,000 |
| Exeter Government | Data Engineer | Birmingham, AL | 12/18/2024 | $112,597 |
| Contact Government Services | SR. Data Engineer | Allentown, PA | 12/18/2024 | $144,768 |
| MSP Metropolitan Council | Senior Data Engineer (Database Administrator 2) | Saint Paul, MN | 12/17/2024 | $93,018 |
| Procter & Gamble | Data Science Engineer Lima OH Plant | Lima, OH | 12/17/2024 | $95,000 |
| Millennium Management LLC | Data Engineer | Miami, FL | 12/17/2024 | $70,000 |
| Branch Metrics, Inc. | Data Engineer Denver | Denver, CO | 12/17/2024 | $116,000 |
| Twitch | Data Engineer-Monetization | San Francisco, CA | 12/17/2024 | $91,200 |
| Twitch | Data Engineer-Monetization | New York, NY | 12/17/2024 | $91,200 |
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