Salaries/Data Engineer

Data Engineer Salary — 2026 Data

Build and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and ETL processes for analytics and ML systems. Compare compensation across 50 locations, from entry-level to senior positions.

Location	Entry-Level	Mid-Level	Senior	COL Index
San Francisco	$108K – $162K	$155K – $216K	$203K – $284K	180
New York	$102K – $154K	$147K – $205K	$192K – $269K	170
San Jose	$107K – $161K	$154K – $214K	$201K – $281K	178
Seattle	$98K – $146K	$140K – $195K	$183K – $256K	155
Los Angeles	$92K – $138K	$132K – $184K	$173K – $241K	150
Boston	$94K – $142K	$136K – $189K	$177K – $248K	145
Washington D.C.	$96K – $144K	$138K – $192K	$180K – $252K	150
San Diego	$90K – $134K	$129K – $179K	$168K – $235K	140
Chicago	$84K – $126K	$121K – $168K	$158K – $221K	115
Austin	$86K – $130K	$124K – $173K	$162K – $227K	110
Denver	$84K – $126K	$121K – $168K	$158K – $221K	120
Atlanta	$80K – $120K	$115K – $160K	$150K – $210K	105
Dallas	$80K – $120K	$115K – $160K	$150K – $210K	105
Houston	$79K – $119K	$114K – $158K	$149K – $208K	102
Miami	$84K – $126K	$121K – $168K	$158K – $221K	125
Phoenix	$76K – $114K	$109K – $152K	$143K – $200K	100
Philadelphia	$82K – $122K	$117K – $163K	$153K – $214K	110
Minneapolis	$82K – $122K	$117K – $163K	$153K – $214K	108
Portland	$86K – $130K	$124K – $173K	$162K – $227K	130
San Antonio	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	95
Detroit	$75K – $113K	$108K – $150K	$141K – $197K	95
Raleigh	$78K – $118K	$113K – $157K	$147K – $206K	102
Charlotte	$78K – $118K	$113K – $157K	$147K – $206K	102
Nashville	$79K – $119K	$114K – $158K	$149K – $208K	105
Orlando	$76K – $114K	$109K – $152K	$143K – $200K	102
Tampa	$77K – $115K	$110K – $154K	$144K – $202K	100
Jacksonville	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	98
Salt Lake City	$78K – $118K	$113K – $157K	$147K – $206K	108
Pittsburgh	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	95
Indianapolis	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	95
Columbus	$74K – $112K	$107K – $149K	$140K – $195K	95
Cleveland	$72K – $108K	$104K – $144K	$135K – $189K	92
Cincinnati	$73K – $109K	$105K – $146K	$137K – $191K	94
Kansas City	$75K – $113K	$108K – $150K	$141K – $197K	95
St. Louis	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	92
Milwaukee	$74K – $112K	$107K – $149K	$140K – $195K	94
Baltimore	$80K – $120K	$115K – $160K	$150K – $210K	108
Richmond	$76K – $114K	$109K – $152K	$143K – $200K	100
Virginia Beach	$75K – $113K	$108K – $150K	$141K – $197K	98
Sacramento	$84K – $126K	$121K – $168K	$158K – $221K	125
Las Vegas	$78K – $118K	$113K – $157K	$147K – $206K	108
Oklahoma City	$70K – $106K	$101K – $141K	$132K – $185K	88
Memphis	$70K – $106K	$101K – $141K	$132K – $185K	88
Louisville	$72K – $108K	$104K – $144K	$135K – $189K	90
New Orleans	$74K – $110K	$106K – $147K	$138K – $193K	95
Albuquerque	$72K – $108K	$104K – $144K	$135K – $189K	95
Tucson	$72K – $108K	$104K – $144K	$135K – $189K	95
Buffalo	$72K – $108K	$104K – $144K	$135K – $189K	90
Honolulu	$84K – $126K	$121K – $168K	$158K – $221K	175
Remote (US)	$76K – $114K	$109K – $152K	$143K – $200K	100

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