Senior data engineer salary
The median posted base pay for senior data engineering jobs is $180K a year, from 324 open jobs at 254 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $155K to $203K. One job in ten has posted pay above $226K.
- Median posted base pay
- $180K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $155K to $203K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $139K to $226K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 324
- Companies
- 254
Data engineer pay by level
Posted base pay for data engineering jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated377 jobs$165K$137K to $208K
- Senior324 jobs$180K$155K to $203K
- Staff98 jobs$234K$196K to $252K
- Principal26 jobs$223K$208K to $270K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $115K | $137K | $165K | $208K | $246K | 377 |
| Senior | $139K | $155K | $180K | $203K | $226K | 324 |
| Staff | $176K | $196K | $234K | $252K | $286K | 98 |
| Principal | $187K | $208K | $223K | $270K | $304K | 26 |
Top-paying companies for senior data engineering jobs
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior data engineering jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
Senior data engineer pay by US region
The median posted base pay for senior data engineering jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.
- Bay Area85 jobs+6%$195K
- New York54 jobs+4%$193K
- US remote90 jobs−3%$179K
- Other US cities103 jobs−8%$170K
| Region | Median posted base pay | Against the US median | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area | $195K | +6% | 85 |
| New York | $193K | +4% | 54 |
| US remote | $179K | −3% | 90 |
| Other US cities | $170K | −8% | 103 |
| All US jobs | $184K | 0% | 282 |
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.