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Data Engineer salary

42 posted ranges at 25 companies · median $241k · H-1B median $174k (1,579 filings)

On Titles

By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
EntryH-1B onlyNo ranges$132k107 filings
MidH-1B onlyNo ranges$155k347 filings
Senior14 posted$214k$191k to $239k$179k277 filings
Staff7 posted$234k$207k to $276k$215k30 filings
Principal2 posted$295k to $350k2 postings$197k5 filings
Manager2 posted$227k to $292k2 postings$200k93 filings
Director and upH-1B onlyNo ranges$337k3 filings
Not stated17 posted$265k$160k to $376k$187k717 filings

By company

CompanyPosted
Anthropic4 posted ranges$363k$320k to $405k
Roblox4 posted ranges$295k$269k to $320k
Coinbase3 posted ranges$208k$191k to $225k
Mercor2 posted ranges$160k to $500k2 postings
OpenAI2 posted ranges$264k to $355k2 postings
Waymo2 posted ranges$251k to $310k2 postings
Airbnb2 posted ranges$248k to $310k2 postings
xAI2 posted ranges$149k to $329k2 postings
Plaid2 posted ranges$191k to $239k2 postings
CoreWeave2 posted ranges$168k to $223k2 postings
Dropbox2 posted ranges$162k to $219k2 postings
Samsara2 posted ranges$117k to $185k2 postings
Figma1 posted range$153k to $376kone posting
Discord1 posted range$245k to $279kone posting
Zoox1 posted range$230k to $277kone posting
Cohere1 posted range$160k to $325kone posting
Prefect1 posted range$191k to $276kone posting
Render1 posted range$195k to $268kone posting
Baseten1 posted range$180k to $250kone posting
Robinhood1 posted range$196k to $230kone posting
Scale AI1 posted range$180k to $225kone posting
Cribl1 posted range$170k to $220kone posting
Benchling1 posted range$153k to $207kone posting
Snowflake1 posted range$154k to $202kone posting
Brex1 posted range$121k to $151kone posting

Posted ranges

42 postings

PostingRange
Pre-training Data Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$500kto $850k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Data Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Data Engineer, GTM (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Data Engineer, Safeguards (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Software Engineer - X Data Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)xAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$125kto $400k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$235kto $385k
Data Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)FigmaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $376k
Principal Data Engineer - Economy (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$295kto $354k
Principal Software Engineer, Data Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxPrincipalSan Francisco Bay Area$295kto $345k
IT Controls Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$293kto $325k
Data Engineer, Data Foundations (the posting, opens in a new tab)CohereNot statedNew York City$160kto $325k
Senior Staff Data Engineer - Data Stewardship (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffElsewhere in the US$248kto $310k
Senior Staff Data Engineer, Foundational Data (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirbnbStaffElsewhere in the US$248kto $310k
Senior Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Tech Lead Manager, Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$251kto $310k
Senior Data Engineer, Economy (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$243kto $295k
Senior Growth Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobloxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$243kto $295k
Staff Data Engineer - Data Infrastructure (the posting, opens in a new tab)DiscordStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$245kto $279k
Lead Data Platform Engineer - Enterprise, Data & AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $277k
Staff Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)PrefectStaffRemote (US)$191kto $276k
Senior Manager, Data Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)DropboxManagerRemote (US)$203kto $274k
Senior/Staff Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)RenderStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$195kto $268k
Sr. IT Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)xAISeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$172kto $258k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)BasetenNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$180kto $250k
Staff Data Engineer, Market Data (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseStaffRemote (US)$207kto $244k
Senior Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$182kto $242k
Senior Data Engineer - Data Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$191kto $239k
Senior Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$191kto $239k
Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)RobinhoodSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$196kto $230k
Senior Data Engineer, Public Sector (the posting, opens in a new tab)Scale AISeniorWashington DC area$180kto $225k
Senior Market Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseSeniorRemote (US)$191kto $225k
Staff Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)CriblStaffRemote (US)$170kto $220k
Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering Platform (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoinbaseSeniorRemote (US)$186kto $219k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)BenchlingNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $207k
Senior Data Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Analysis (the posting, opens in a new tab)CoreWeaveSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$153kto $204k
Senior Data Engineer II (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraSeniorRemote (US)$134kto $203k
Data Engineering Solutions Specialist (the posting, opens in a new tab)SnowflakeNot statedRemote (US)$154kto $202k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraNot statedRemote (US)$99kto $167k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DropboxNot statedRemote (US)$121kto $164k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)BrexNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$121kto $151k
About

Builds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.

By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area28 posted ranges$267k$213k to $303k
Remote (US)10 posted ranges$199k$178k to $219k
Elsewhere in the US2 posted ranges$248k to $310k2 postings
New York City1 posted range$160k to $325kone posting
Washington DC area1 posted range$180k to $225kone posting

H-1B by prevailing-wage level

The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

Level I: $140k (232) · Level II: $158k (506) · Level III: $183k (349) · Level IV: $214k (294)

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q1449$168k
FY2025 Q2377$164k
FY2025 Q3590$162k
FY2025 Q4374$179k
FY2026 Q1237$175k
FY2026 Q2343$171k
FY2026 Q3625$171k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 2142$241k

Recent changes

DatePosting
Sep 24Data EngineerBenchlingData EngineerPosted at $153k to $207k
Sep 24Staff Data EngineerCriblData EngineerPosted at $170k to $220k
Sep 24Staff Data EngineerPrefectData EngineerPosted at $191k to $276k
Sep 24Data Infrastructure EngineerHeyGenData EngineerPosted with no range
Sep 24Senior Data Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & AnalysisCoreWeaveData EngineerPosted at $153k to $204k
Sep 24Senior Data EngineerCoreWeaveData EngineerPosted at $182k to $242k

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