What data and AI roles pay

4,283 postings · 208 companies

Data Engineer salary

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

64 posted ranges at 34 companies · median $195k · H-1B median $174k (1,579 filings)

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By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

LevelPostedH-1B
EntryH-1B onlyNo ranges$132k107 filings
Mid1 posted$80k to $133kone posting$155k347 filings
Senior22 posted$209k$178k to $239k$179k277 filings
Staff4 posted$252k$228k to $277k$215k30 filings
PrincipalH-1B onlyNo ranges$197k5 filings
Manager1 posted$298k to $368kone posting$200k93 filings
Director and upH-1B onlyNo ranges$337k3 filings
Not stated36 posted$175k$140k to $200k$187k717 filings

By company

Esri$113kEnvironmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., doing business as Esri, is an American geographic information system (GIS) software company headquartered in Redlands, California.Anthropic$363kAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.Anduril Industries$136kA tech employer posting pay on 543 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.OpenAI$366kOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.H-1B $280kSpaceXAI$215kSpaceXAI LLC is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk.Coinbase$208kCoinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange.Waymo$307kAn autonomous vehicle company posting pay on 113 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Discord$250kA consumer company posting pay on 16 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.H-1B $253kAirwallex$200kA fintech company posting pay on 35 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Sigma Computing$160kA tech employer posting pay on 29 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.84.51°$156kA tech employer posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Data Engineer roles.Samsara$151kSamsara Inc. is an American IoT company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides telematics software and insights for physical operations.H-1B $100kMercor$330kAn AI data company posting pay on 37 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Airbnb$279kAirbnb, Inc. is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays, experiences and services in various countries and regions.H-1B $225kFigma$265kA software company posting pay on 26 open jobs, mostly Engineering Manager roles.H-1B $167kZoox$254kZoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing driverless vehicles that provide mobility as a service.H-1B $222kBlock$248kBlock, Inc. is an American technology company and financial services provider for consumers and merchants.E2B$225kA tech employer posting pay on 3 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.Agility Robotics$225kA robotics company posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Baseten$215kAn AI infrastructure company posting pay on 42 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Plaid$215kPlaid Inc. is an American financial services company based in San Francisco, California.H-1B $242kCoreWeave$212kCoreWeave, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey.Scale AI$203kScale AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence infrastructure and software company based in San Francisco, California.H-1B $248kCribl$195kA data company posting pay on 17 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.AppLovin$195kAppLovin Corporation is an American mobile technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.ClickHouse$190kThe real-time analytics database and ClickHouse Cloud.Aeva$182kA tech employer posting pay on 4 open jobs, mostly Data Engineer roles.Benchling$180kA software company posting pay on 11 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Snowflake$178kSnowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) data platform company founded in San Mateo, California, and headquartered in Menlo Park.H-1B $171kGen Digital$176kA security company posting pay on 13 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Planet Labs$161kPlanet Labs PBC, known as "Planet.", is a publicly traded American Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, California.Elastic$146kElastic is a Dutch-American software company that provides a platform for enterprise search, observability, and cybersecurity.Brex$136kA fintech company posting pay on 37 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.Palantir$123kPalantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software.H-1B $150k
CompanyPosted
EsriEnvironmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., doing business as Esri, is an American geographic information system (GIS) software company headquartered in Redlands, California.$113k$84k to $142k
AnthropicAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.$363k$320k to $405k
Anduril IndustriesA tech employer posting pay on 543 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$136k$117k to $154k
OpenAIOpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation (PBC) headquartered in San Francisco, California.$366k$295k to $385k
SpaceXAISpaceXAI LLC is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk.$215k$144k to $258k
CoinbaseCoinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange.$208k$191k to $225k
WaymoAn autonomous vehicle company posting pay on 113 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$275k to $339k2 postings
DiscordA consumer company posting pay on 16 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$222k to $278k2 postings
AirwallexA fintech company posting pay on 35 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$150k to $250k2 postings
Sigma ComputingA tech employer posting pay on 29 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$140k to $180k2 postings
84.51°A tech employer posting pay on 5 open jobs, mostly Data Engineer roles.$123k to $188k2 postings
SamsaraSamsara Inc. is an American IoT company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides telematics software and insights for physical operations.$117k to $185k2 postings
MercorAn AI data company posting pay on 37 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$160k to $500kone posting
AirbnbAirbnb, Inc. is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays, experiences and services in various countries and regions.$248k to $310kone posting
FigmaA software company posting pay on 26 open jobs, mostly Engineering Manager roles.$153k to $376kone posting
ZooxZoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing driverless vehicles that provide mobility as a service.$230k to $277kone posting
BlockBlock, Inc. is an American technology company and financial services provider for consumers and merchants.$198k to $297kone posting
E2BA tech employer posting pay on 3 open jobs, mostly Platform Engineer roles.$200k to $250kone posting
Agility RoboticsA robotics company posting pay on 15 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$175k to $274kone posting
BasetenAn AI infrastructure company posting pay on 42 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$180k to $250kone posting
PlaidPlaid Inc. is an American financial services company based in San Francisco, California.$191k to $239kone posting
CoreWeaveCoreWeave, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey.$182k to $242kone posting
Scale AIScale AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence infrastructure and software company based in San Francisco, California.$180k to $225kone posting
CriblA data company posting pay on 17 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$170k to $220kone posting
AppLovinAppLovin Corporation is an American mobile technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.$140k to $250kone posting
ClickHouseThe real-time analytics database and ClickHouse Cloud.$150k to $230kone posting
AevaA tech employer posting pay on 4 open jobs, mostly Data Engineer roles.$155k to $210kone posting
BenchlingA software company posting pay on 11 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$153k to $207kone posting
SnowflakeSnowflake Inc. is an American cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) data platform company founded in San Mateo, California, and headquartered in Menlo Park.$154k to $202kone posting
Gen DigitalA security company posting pay on 13 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$165k to $187kone posting
Planet LabsPlanet Labs PBC, known as "Planet.", is a publicly traded American Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, California.$143k to $179kone posting
ElasticElastic is a Dutch-American software company that provides a platform for enterprise search, observability, and cybersecurity.$113k to $179kone posting
BrexA fintech company posting pay on 37 open jobs, mostly Software Engineer roles.$121k to $151kone posting
PalantirPalantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software.$100k to $145kone posting

Posted ranges

Not stated$320k to $405k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Senior$175k to $274k

Senior Data Engineer, Data Analytics

Remote (US)

Senior$183k to $243k

Senior Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$144k to $220k

Human Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

SpaceXAIseen Nov 4Posting ↗
Senior$125k to $207k

Lead Data Engineer

Chicago

84.51°seen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$147k to $196k

Data Engineer, Infrastructure FinOps

Elsewhere in the US

Senior$121k to $169k

Senior Data Engineer (P1754) (P1752)

Chicago

84.51°seen Nov 4Posting ↗
Not stated$117k to $154k

Product Data Engineer

Boston area

Not stated$117k to $154k

Product Data Engineer

Los Angeles area

Not stated$117k to $154k

Product Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Not stated$320k to $405k

Security Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 28Posting ↗
Senior$160k to $260k

Senior Data Engineer (San Francisco)

San Francisco Bay Area

Airwallexseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Senior$140k to $240k

Senior Data Engineer (Seattle)

Seattle area

Airwallexseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Senior$143k to $179k

Senior Data Engineer, GMS Data Team

Washington DC area

Planet Labsseen Oct 21Posting ↗
Not stated$320k to $405k

Data Engineer, Billing & Payments

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$320k to $405k

Data Engineer, Product

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Senior$198k to $297k

Senior Data Engineer, Product

San Francisco Bay Area

Blockseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$155k to $210k

LiDAR Characterization & Perception Data Engineer - Mountain View, CA

San Francisco Bay Area

Aevaseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$100k to $145k

Data Engineer - Talent Acquisition Operations

New York City

Palantirseen Oct 14Posting ↗
Not stated$295k to $445k

Data Engineer, Hardware & Consumer Devices

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$347k to $385k

Data Engineer, Core Experimentation

Seattle area

OpenAIseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Senior$200k to $250k

Senior Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

E2Bseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Senior$196k to $245k

Senior Data Engineer, Ads

Remote (US)

Discordseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Senior$150k to $230k

Senior Cloud Data Infrastructure Engineer (US Remote)

Remote (US)

ClickHouseseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Senior$113k to $179k

Lead Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Elasticseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$99k to $167k

Data Engineer

Remote (US)

Samsaraseen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$140k to $250k

ML Data Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

AppLovinseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$121k to $198k

System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$121k to $198k

System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$121k to $198k

System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Senior$165k to $187k

Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform & Martech Engineering

New York City

Gen Digitalseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$140k to $180k

Data Engineer

New York City

Not stated$140k to $180k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$84k to $142k

Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms)

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Mid$80k to $133k

Spatial Data Engineer II

Elsewhere in the US

Esriseen Sep 25Posting ↗
Not stated$500k to $850k

Pre-training Data Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$160k to $500k

Data Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Mercorseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$320k to $405k

Data Engineer, GTM

San Francisco Bay Area

Anthropicseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$125k to $400k

Software Engineer, Data Engineering (X)

San Francisco Bay Area

SpaceXAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$235k to $385k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

OpenAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$153k to $376k

Data Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Figmaseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Manager$298k to $368k

Tech Lead Manager, Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Waymoseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$248k to $310k

Staff Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Discordseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$248k to $310k

Senior Staff Data Engineer, Foundational Data

Elsewhere in the US

Airbnbseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$251k to $310k

Senior Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Waymoseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$230k to $277k

Lead Data Platform Engineer - Enterprise, Data & AI

San Francisco Bay Area

Zooxseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$172k to $258k

Sr. IT Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

SpaceXAIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $250k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Basetenseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$207k to $244k

Staff Data Engineer, Market Data

Remote (US)

Coinbaseseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$182k to $242k

Senior Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

CoreWeaveseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$191k to $239k

Senior Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Plaidseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$180k to $225k

Senior Data Engineer, Public Sector

Washington DC area

Scale AIseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$191k to $225k

Senior Market Data Engineer

Remote (US)

Coinbaseseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Staff$170k to $220k

Staff Data Engineer

Remote (US)

Criblseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$186k to $219k

Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering Platform

Remote (US)

Coinbaseseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$153k to $207k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Benchlingseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Senior$134k to $203k

Senior Data Engineer II

Remote (US)

Samsaraseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$154k to $202k

Data Engineering Solutions Specialist

Remote (US)

Snowflakeseen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$121k to $151k

Data Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Brexseen Sep 24Posting ↗
PostingRange
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Senior Data Engineer, Data Analytics (the posting, opens in a new tab)Agility RoboticsSeniorRemote (US)$175kto $274k
Senior Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesSeniorElsewhere in the US$183kto $243k
Human Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpaceXAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$144kto $220k
Lead Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)84.51°SeniorChicago$125kto $207k
Data Engineer, Infrastructure FinOps (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$147kto $196k
Senior Data Engineer (P1754) (P1752) (the posting, opens in a new tab)84.51°SeniorChicago$121kto $169k
Product Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedBoston area$117kto $154k
Product Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedLos Angeles area$117kto $154k
Product Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Anduril IndustriesNot statedElsewhere in the US$117kto $154k
Security Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Senior Data Engineer (San Francisco) (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirwallexSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $260k
Senior Data Engineer (Seattle) (the posting, opens in a new tab)AirwallexSeniorSeattle area$140kto $240k
Senior Data Engineer, GMS Data Team (the posting, opens in a new tab)Planet LabsSeniorWashington DC area$143kto $179k
Data Engineer, Billing & Payments (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Data Engineer, Product (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Senior Data Engineer, Product (the posting, opens in a new tab)BlockSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$198kto $297k
LiDAR Characterization & Perception Data Engineer - Mountain View, CA (the posting, opens in a new tab)AevaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$155kto $210k
Data Engineer - Talent Acquisition Operations (the posting, opens in a new tab)PalantirNot statedNew York City$100kto $145k
Data Engineer, Hardware & Consumer Devices (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$295kto $445k
Data Engineer, Core Experimentation (the posting, opens in a new tab)OpenAINot statedSeattle area$347kto $385k
Senior Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)E2BSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $250k
Senior Data Engineer, Ads (the posting, opens in a new tab)DiscordSeniorRemote (US)$196kto $245k
Senior Cloud Data Infrastructure Engineer (US Remote) (the posting, opens in a new tab)ClickHouseSeniorRemote (US)$150kto $230k
Lead Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)ElasticSeniorElsewhere in the US$113kto $179k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SamsaraNot statedRemote (US)$99kto $167k
ML Data Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AppLovinNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$140kto $250k
System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$121kto $198k
System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$121kto $198k
System Engineer- Enterprise Data Engineer (Mission-Focused) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$121kto $198k
Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform & Martech Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Gen DigitalSeniorNew York City$165kto $187k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Sigma ComputingNot statedNew York City$140kto $180k
Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Sigma ComputingNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$140kto $180k
Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Technical Consultant- Enterprise Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Technical Consultant - Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms) (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriNot statedElsewhere in the US$84kto $142k
Spatial Data Engineer II (the posting, opens in a new tab)EsriMidElsewhere in the US$80kto $133k
Pre-training Data Infrastructure Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$500kto $850k
Data Platform Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)MercorNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$160kto $500k
Data Engineer, GTM (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$320kto $405k
Software Engineer, Data Engineering (X) (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpaceXAINot 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
Tech Lead Manager, Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)WaymoManagerSan Francisco Bay Area$298kto $368k
Staff Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)DiscordStaffSan Francisco Bay Area$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
Lead Data Platform Engineer - Enterprise, Data & AI (the posting, opens in a new tab)ZooxSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$230kto $277k
Sr. IT Data Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)SpaceXAISeniorSan 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 (the posting, opens in a new tab)PlaidSeniorSan Francisco Bay Area$191kto $239k
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 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)BrexNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$121kto $151k
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By city

CityPosted
San Francisco Bay Area28 open jobs with posted pay here.$258k$194k to $304k
Elsewhere in the US15 open jobs with posted pay here.$136k$113k to $154k
Remote (US)10 open jobs with posted pay here.$199k$173k to $223k
New York City3 open jobs with posted pay here.$160k$140k to $180k
Seattle area2 open jobs with posted pay here.$244k to $313k2 postings
Washington DC area2 open jobs with posted pay here.$161k to $202k2 postings
Chicago2 open jobs with posted pay here.$123k to $188k2 postings
Boston area1 open job with posted pay here.$117k to $154kone posting
Los Angeles area1 open job with posted pay here.$117k to $154kone 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
Oct 558$215k
Oct 1258$215k
Oct 1960$213k
Oct 2657$210k
Nov 264$195k

Recent changes

Range movedNov 4 · 7d ago
Waymo

Raised the pay range for Tech Lead Manager, Data Engineer: now $298k to $368k, was $251k to $310k. Posting ↗

ReopenedNov 4 · 7d ago
Coinbase

Put Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering Platform back on its board at $186k to $219k. Posting ↗

RetitledNov 4 · 7d ago
SpaceXAI

Retitled Software Engineer - X Data Engineering as Software Engineer, Data Engineering (X). Posting ↗

ClosedNov 4 · 7d ago
Mercor

Took down Data Engineer ($160k to $500k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗

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