# Data Engineer Salary Seattle: $172k median (2026)

> data engineer salary Seattle - based on 53 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $172k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $135k - $239k
- **Based on:** 17 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 28 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 14 open)
- Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (division 59, 4 open)
- Food and beverage service activities (division 56, 2 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 1 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 1 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Amazon (12 open)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) (8 open)
- Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios (4 open)
- Sophus IT Solutions (2 open)
- Headway (2 open)
- Tata Consultancy Services (2 open)
- DoorDash (2 open)
- MeeBoss (2 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-software-engineer-data-engineering-at-doordash-4406719223) - DoorDash - Seattle, WA - $130,600—$192,000
- [Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-software-engineer-data-engineering-at-doordash-4414368120) - DoorDash - Seattle, WA - $130,600—$192,000
- [Data Engineer, WW Pricing - Data & Analytics](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-ww-pricing-data-analytics-at-amazon-4445255946) - Amazon - Seattle, WA
- [Data Engineer II, Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA) - Data](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-ii-intelligent-talent-acquisition-ita-data-at-amazon-4445264527) - Amazon - Seattle, WA
- [Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-nscale-4398598075) - Nscale - Seattle, WA - $130,000 USD - $160,000
- [Senior Data Engineer (Databricks | DBT | Snowflake) USC only](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-data-engineer-databricks-dbt-snowflake-usc-only-at-sophus-it-solutions-4444391295) - Sophus IT Solutions - Seattle, WA
- [Data Engineer IV](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-iv-at-fred-hutch-4427919409) - Fred Hutch - Seattle, WA - $133,328 to $210,725
- [Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-whatnot-4324849197) - Whatnot - Seattle, WA - $180K - $260K
- [Data Engineer (Databricks)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-databricks-at-meeboss-4445240877) - MeeBoss - Seattle, WA
- [Data Engineer III: 26-01485](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-iii-26-01485-at-akraya-inc-4444469912) - Akraya, Inc. - Seattle, WA - $60.00 - $ 70.00 per hour
- [Director, Data Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-data-engineering-at-meta-4413359998) - Meta - Seattle, WA - $253,000
- [Security Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/security-data-engineer-at-anduril-industries-4436106499) - Anduril Industries - Seattle, WA - $129,000—$220,000

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