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How Much Does a Data Engineer Earn In The United States?

Data Engineer Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

Average Yearly Salary

$105,000

$78,000

$105,000

$141,000

Data engineers in the United States make an average salary of $105,433 per year or $50.69 per hour. People on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $78,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $141,000. As most things go, location can be critical. California, Washington, New York, New Hampshire, and Oregon provide the highest data engineer salaries.

Best Paying Cities

1. San Francisco, CA

Average Salary: $130,124

Data Engineer Jobs: 150

2. Seattle, WA

Average Salary: $113,050

Data Engineer Jobs: 258

3. New York, NY

Average Salary: $104,617

Data Engineer Jobs: 270

4. Washington, DC

Average Salary: $101,476

Data Engineer Jobs: 97

5. Beaverton, OR

Average Salary: $96,897

Data Engineer Jobs: 15

6. Boston, MA

Average Salary: $94,334

Data Engineer Jobs: 101

7. Hartford, CT

Average Salary: $92,664

Data Engineer Jobs: 47

8. Austin, TX

Average Salary: $90,401

Data Engineer Jobs: 131

9. Arlington, VA

Average Salary: $89,784

Data Engineer Jobs: 40

10. Phoenix, AZ

Average Salary: $89,365

Data Engineer Jobs: 55

11. Philadelphia, PA

Average Salary: $84,734

Data Engineer Jobs: 65

12. Durham, NC

Average Salary: $81,024

Data Engineer Jobs: 10

13. Minneapolis, MN

Average Salary: $80,555

Data Engineer Jobs: 45

14. Tampa, FL

Average Salary: $78,705

Data Engineer Jobs: 24

15. Detroit, MI

Average Salary: $78,376

Data Engineer Jobs: 30

16. Chicago, IL

Average Salary: $78,331

Data Engineer Jobs: 133

17. Alpharetta, GA

Average Salary: $78,234

Data Engineer Jobs: 11

18. Fremont, NE

Average Salary: $76,249

19. Saint Louis, MO

Average Salary: $75,514

Data Engineer Jobs: 26

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Where Data Engineers Earn The Most

The darker areas on the map show where data engineers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary

How Much Do Data Engineers Earn In Different Cities?

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to California, Washington and New York, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for data engineers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Indiana, Louisiana, and West Virginia.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$130k$130,124

Seattle, WA

$113k$113,050

New York, NY

$105k$104,617

Washington, DC

$101k$101,476

Beaverton, OR

$97k$96,897

Boston, MA

$94k$94,334

Hartford, CT

$93k$92,664

Austin, TX

$90k$90,401

Arlington, VA

$90k$89,784

Phoenix, AZ

$89k$89,365

$62k

$161k

High Paying Data Engineer Jobs

Which Companies Pay Data Engineers The Most?

If you want to get paid the most as a data engineer, being employed by a company such as Twitter or Segment.io would be a smart choice, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. Additionally, companies like Home Box Office and Airbnb also report highly competitive salaries for data engineers.

Company

Average Salary

$158k$158,239

$150k$150,161

$149k$148,713

$149k$148,692

$149k$148,513

$148k$147,608

$147k$146,928

$146k$146,222

$145k$145,090

$145k$144,965

$119k

$170k

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Data Engineer Salary History

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How Much Do Data Engineers Make In Different Industries?

The salary for a data engineer can vary depending on what industry the job is in. The highest salaries for data engineers tend to be found in media, automotive, and retail companies. In fact, data engineers can make a yearly salary of $119,614 while working for media companies.

Industry

Average Salary

Media

$120k$119,614

Automotive

$119k$119,033

Retail

$117k$116,696

Technology

$112k$111,928

Professional

$107k$107,483

Finance

$89k$88,857

$73k

$151k

How Experience Affects Data Engineer Salaries

The salary for a data engineer can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Recently Added Data Engineer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Hybrid Data Engineer/Scientist	Hybrid Data Engineer/Scientist Hybrid Data Engineer/Scientist	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA	01/29/2021 01/29/2021	$135,000 $135,000 01/29/2021
Management Decisions, Inc. Management Decisions, Inc. Senior Data Engineer/Bash/Advanced SQL/Hadoop/Spark	Senior Data Engineer/Bash/Advanced SQL/Hadoop/Spark Senior Data Engineer/Bash/Advanced SQL/Hadoop/Spark	Princeton, NJ Princeton, NJ	01/29/2021 01/29/2021	$180,000 $180,000 01/29/2021
Robert Half Robert Half Senior Data Engineer	Senior Data Engineer Senior Data Engineer	Des Moines, IA Des Moines, IA	01/29/2021 01/29/2021	$105,000 $105,000 01/29/2021
Unitedhealth Group Unitedhealth Group Senior BI Data Engineer-UHC M&R-Stars-Telecommute	Senior BI Data Engineer-UHC M&R-Stars-Telecommute Senior BI Data Engineer-UHC M&R-Stars-Telecommute	Minnetonka, MN Minnetonka, MN	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$79,700 $79,700 01/28/2021
Randstad Randstad Lead Software/Data Engineer	Lead Software/Data Engineer Lead Software/Data Engineer	Schaumburg, IL Schaumburg, IL	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$125,220 $125,220 01/28/2021
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Data Engineer Supervisor	Data Engineer Supervisor Data Engineer Supervisor	Portland, ME Portland, ME	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$65,000 $65,000 01/28/2021
Crocs Crocs Data Engineer	Data Engineer Data Engineer	Broomfield, CO Broomfield, CO	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$71,500 $71,500 01/28/2021
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Data Engineer Supervisor	Data Engineer Supervisor Data Engineer Supervisor	San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$65,000 $65,000 01/28/2021
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Data Engineer Supervisor	Data Engineer Supervisor Data Engineer Supervisor	Birmingham, AL Birmingham, AL	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$65,000 $65,000 01/28/2021
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union Data Engineer Supervisor	Data Engineer Supervisor Data Engineer Supervisor	Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN	01/28/2021 01/28/2021	$65,000 $65,000 01/28/2021

Updated December 31, 2020

Data Engineer Salary

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How Much Does a Data Engineer Earn In The United States?

1. San Francisco, CA

2. Seattle, WA

3. New York, NY

4. Washington, DC

5. Beaverton, OR

6. Boston, MA

7. Hartford, CT

8. Austin, TX

9. Arlington, VA

10. Phoenix, AZ

11. Philadelphia, PA

12. Durham, NC

13. Minneapolis, MN

14. Tampa, FL

15. Detroit, MI

16. Chicago, IL

17. Alpharetta, GA

18. Fremont, NE

19. Saint Louis, MO

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Where Data Engineers Earn The Most

How Much Do Data Engineers Earn In Different Cities?

High Paying Data Engineer Jobs

Which Companies Pay Data Engineers The Most?

The largest raises come from changing jobs.

Data Engineer Salary History

How Much Do Data Engineers Make In Different Industries?

How Experience Affects Data Engineer Salaries

Recently Added Data Engineer Salaries

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