Data engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level data engineer earnings begin at:

$96.15 per hour

$200,000 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level data engineer earnings begin at:

$57.69 per hour

$120,000 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level data engineer earnings begin at:

$48.08 per hour

$100,000 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level data engineer earnings begin at:

$35.10 per hour

$73,000 per year

10th percentile

Starting level data engineer earnings begin at:

$9.13 per hour

$19,000 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

How do data engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Data engineers earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than marine engineers but more than computer hardware engineers.

Career Median Salary
Marine engineer salary $111K
Mechatronics engineer salary $102K
Statistician salary $101K
Geographer salary $104K
Mining and geological engineer salary $98K
Data engineer salary $100K
Naval architect salary $105K
Product safety engineer salary $99K
Systems engineer salary $100K
Computer hardware engineer salary $95K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)