# Data Engineer Salary United States: $150k median (2026)

> data engineer salary United States - based on 1,889 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $150k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $125k - $187k
- **Based on:** 636 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 556 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 201 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 189 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 82 open)
- Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security (division 65, 66 open)
- Human health activities (division 86, 52 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Amazon (33 open)
- Capital One (25 open)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) (20 open)
- Charles Schwab (12 open)
- Tata Consultancy Services (11 open)
- Booz Allen Hamilton (11 open)
- Infosys (10 open)
- Bright Vision Technologies (10 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-pht-staffing-llc-4444895484) - PHT Staffing LLC - Illinois
- [AWS St Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/aws-st-data-engineer-at-interex-group-4431067882) - InterEx Group - New York
- [AWS Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/aws-data-engineer-at-tecbrains-4445909235) - Tecbrains - Indiana
- [Lead Azure Fabric Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-azure-fabric-data-engineer-at-teksystems-4442848526) - TEKsystems - Dallas, TX
- [Data Engineer (AI/ML) III - 6253](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-ai-ml-iii-6253-at-itd-4445919526) - itD - Redmond, WA - $50 - $54 per hour
- [Senior Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-data-engineer-at-aclu-of-puerto-rico-4445666541) - ACLU of Puerto Rico - New York, NY - $167,568
- [Data Engineer - AI, Hybrid](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-ai-hybrid-at-cisco-4445923542) - Cisco - Durham, NC - $137,000.00 to $200,500.00
- [Data Engineer - Cloud & Analytics, Officer - State Street Investment Management](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-cloud-analytics-officer-state-street-investment-management-at-state-street-4441277886) - State Street - Boston, MA - $70,000 - $118,750
- [Real-Time Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/real-time-data-engineer-at-bright-vision-technologies-4446119632) - Bright Vision Technologies - Coppell, TX - $135,000–$160,000
- [Data Engineer, People Analytics](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-people-analytics-at-dot-dot-innovation-4445901697) - DOT_DOT Innovation - San Francisco, CA - $213,000 to $250,000
- [Data Engineer, People Analytics](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-people-analytics-at-smrti-lab-4445905572) - Smrti Lab - San Francisco, CA - $213,000 to $250,000
- [Principal Data Engineer](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tilt-fka-delphia/jobs/J4WV5Bg-principal-data-engineer) - Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia) - $210K - $270K

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