# Data Engineer Salary Entry Level: $135k median (2026)

> entry level data engineer salary - based on 136 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $135k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $106k - $177k
- **Based on:** 16 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 50 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 14 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 7 open)
- Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities (division 59, 6 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 4 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 3 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Mogi I/O : OTT/Podcast/Short Video Apps for you (6 open)
- TikTok (5 open)
- ByteDance (4 open)
- Tech Consulting (3 open)
- Shopee (2 open)
- Marchon Partners (2 open)
- Emonics LLC (2 open)
- Hidani Tech (2 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Forward Deployed Data Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/forward-deployed-data-engineer-ts-sci-at-trm-labs-4219705189) - TRM Labs - Washington, DC - $200,000 - $260,000
- [Junior Data Engineer/Junior Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b283b9657871da6f) - Capgemini - New York, NY - $60,000 - $65,000 a year
- [Junior Data Engineer/Junior Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e256a7935e4f4d48) - Capgemini Sogeti - Atlanta, GA - $60,000 - $65,000 a year
- [Data Engineer Intern - Fall 2026](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-intern-fall-2026-at-medpace-4416197657) - Medpace - Cincinnati, OH
- [Junior Data Engineer](https://sg.linkedin.com/jobs/view/junior-data-engineer-at-carecone-group-4444795272) - CareCone Group - Singapore
- [Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-sentio-group-4444997277) - Sentio Group - United States
- [Data Engineer (Geospatial) (1 Year Contract)](https://sg.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-geospatial-1-year-contract-at-rhino-partners-4444058821) - Rhino Partners - Singapore
- [Cloud Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/cloud-data-engineer-at-resurgent-capital-services-4445217375) - Resurgent Capital Services - Cincinnati, OH
- [Data Engineer](https://de.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-better-bites-4444919175) - better bites - Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia
- [Year-Round Graduate Data Engineer Intern, DATA - R&S](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/year-round-graduate-data-engineer-intern-data-r-s-at-federal-reserve-board-4444384675) - Federal Reserve Board - Washington, DC
- [Data Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-engineer-at-nscale-4398598075) - Nscale - Seattle, WA - $130,000 USD - $160,000
- [Junior Data Engineer](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=800a3716dca3716f) - KlariVis - $75,000 - $85,000 a year

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