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Data Engineer salary guide

Salary data for Data Engineer roles paying $400k+ or more, taken from the pay ranges employers publish in their own job listings.
Updated · 7 live $400k+ listings

Key Takeaways

  • We track 7 live $400k+ Data Engineer listings, 7 of them in USD. A median needs at least 20 USD listings, so this page shows no salary figures yet.
  • These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $400k+ or more, so they sit above pay for Data Engineer roles overall.
  • New listings are added from company career pages every day, and the figures appear here as soon as the sample is large enough.
Median base salary
Not enough data yet
Median of listing midpoints, USD listings only.
Middle half of listings
Not enough data yet
25th to 75th percentile.
Listings counted
0
Live USD listings paying $400k+.
Countries with data
1
Countries with at least 5 listings.

Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer roles at $400k+?

Companies with at least 2 open $400k+ Data Engineer listings, ordered by number of listings.
Companies with the most open Data Engineer listings
CompanyOpen listingsMedian pay
Anthropic4$363,000

How does Data Engineer pay compare across countries?

Each country is shown in its own currency, so the rows are not comparable with each other. Countries with fewer than 5 listings are left out.
Data Engineer annual pay by country, in each country's currency
CountryCurrencyListingsMedian payMiddle half
United StatesUSD5$363,000$363,000 to $363,000

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How is this Data Engineer salary data calculated?

The figures are computed from live job listings, not from surveys.
  • Source: the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems.
  • Method: each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Headline figures use USD listings only, and the median is the middle value, not an average.
  • Coverage: only listings paying $400k+ or more are included, so the data does not describe all Data Engineer pay. Listings that publish no salary are not counted.
  • Freshness: closed and stale listings are removed, and the figures are recalculated as the listings change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Data Engineer make?

We do not publish a Data Engineer median yet: it needs at least 20 live USD listings and we currently have 7. This page covers only listings paying $400k+ or more.

Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer roles at $400k+?

The companies with the most open $400k+ Data Engineer listings are Anthropic (4 listings, median $363,000).

Where does this Data Engineer salary data come from?

The figures come from the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Only USD listings go into the headline figures, and listings that are closed or stale are removed. The data was last refreshed on November 12, 2026.

Are remote and hybrid Data Engineer jobs included?

Yes. Each listing is tagged remote, hybrid or on-site, and remote roles carry a region (US only, EMEA, APAC or global), so you can filter the live job list to the arrangement you want.