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Data Engineer: job description, salary and skills in United States

Reference estimate Updated November 2026
Median salary
155 000.00 USD

Salary range (gross annual)

115 000.00 USD Junior (P10)
155 000.00 USD Median
195 000.00 USD Senior (P90)
Entry levelMarketExpert

Source: Reference estimate · sample ≥ 30 (GDPR).

Most in-demand skills

  • PythonDocumented skill
  • SQLDocumented skill
  • SparkDocumented skill
  • AirflowDocumented skill
  • KafkaDocumented skill
  • dbtDocumented skill
  • SnowflakeDocumented skill
  • ETLDocumented skill
  • Data WarehouseDocumented skill

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