IBM data engineer salary

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Average IBM data engineer salary

$91,952yearly

$52.73 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM data engineer salary

$68,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay data engineers?

The average salary for IBM data engineers is $91,952 per year. IBM data engineer salaries range between $68,000 to $124,000 per year. IBM data engineers earn 16% less than the national average salary for data engineers of $109,675.

Location impacts how much a data engineer at IBM can expect to make. Data engineers at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Cambridge, MA.

How much does IBM pay data engineers by location?

IBM pays data engineers the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Cambridge, MA. Additionally, cities like Bedford and Olympia also report highly competitive salaries for data engineers at IBM.

Data engineer IBM salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$118,118	$56.79
2	New York, NY	$95,470	$45.90
3	Cambridge, MA	$90,614	$43.56
4	Bedford, NH	$89,882	$43.21
5	Olympia, WA	$89,517	$43.04
6	Lincoln, RI	$88,976	$42.78
7	Southbury, CT	$88,707	$42.65
8	Middletown, NJ	$86,792	$41.73
9	Las Vegas, NV	$86,205	$41.44
10	Chesterbrook, PA	$85,704	$41.20

Highest-paid IBM data engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Business Owner/Engineer	$108,864	$52	-
2	Data Scientist	$100,546	$48	11
3	Senior Data Architect	$98,519	$47	-
4	Data Architect	$96,236	$46	27
5	Analytical Data Miner	$94,426	$45	-
6	Lead Data Architect	$93,902	$45	1
7	ETL Architect	$90,368	$43	-
8	Engineer	$90,045	$43	-
9	Data Consultant	$89,671	$43	-
10	Lead Data Analyst	$89,268	$43	2

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Recent salaries for data engineers at ibm

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Data Engineer “ Data Integration	Duluth, GA	03/17/2025	$150,467
Senior Data Engineer	Chicago, IL	03/17/2025	$114,130
Data Engineer	Overland Park, KS	03/13/2025	$129,293
Data Engineer	Newark, NJ	03/11/2025	$121,514
Data Engineer	Richmond, VA	02/24/2025	$109,429

Data engineer salary at IBM competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Google	$146,046	$70	896
2	Microsoft	$139,916	$67	918
3	Juniper Networks	$136,266	$66	-
4	Cisco	$132,601	$64	302
5	Xilinx	$125,158	$60	-
6	Dell	$121,413	$58	8
7	HP	$116,144	$56	9
8	Akritiv	$107,759	$52	-
9	USU Solutions	$106,802	$51	-
10	Intel	$104,219	$50	21
11	Oracle	$103,862	$50	9209
12	Xerox	$99,912	$48	-
13	NCR	$99,415	$48	-
14	Promontory Financial Group	$99,146	$48	-
15	Netezza	$97,350	$47	-
16	Red Hat	$94,835	$46	60
17	Lockheed Martin	$93,948	$45	457
18	Cognizant	$93,864	$45	134
19	Sterling Commerce	$92,666	$45	-
20	Computer Science Corporation	$86,816	$42	-

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