Data Engineer Salary Trends in the US (2026 - 2022)
Data Engineer base-salary ranges by experience, year, and work arrangement, triangulated from current compensation datasets, employer disclosures, recruiting benchmarks, and the researched 100-city market dataset.
Category (Experience)
Year
Min - Max (USD)
Salary Range (Min - Max in USD)
Data Engineer Intern(internship)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$22-$48/hr
$21-$47/hr
$20-$45/hr
$19-$43/hr
$19-$41/hr
Junior Data Engineer(0 to 2 years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$62K - $112K
$60K - $109K
$59K - $106K
$57K - $102K
$54K - $98K
Entry Level Data Engineer(0 to 2 years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$70K - $125K
$68K - $121K
$66K - $117K
$63K - $113K
$61K - $109K
Associate Data Engineer(2 to 4 years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$88K - $155K
$85K - $149K
$83K - $146K
$80K - $140K
$76K - $134K
Mid Level Data Engineer(3 to 5 years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$100K - $175K
$96K - $168K
$94K - $165K
$91K - $160K
$88K - $154K
Senior Data Engineer(5 to 8 years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$120K - $210K
$115K - $202K
$113K - $198K
$109K - $191K
$105K - $183K
Lead Data Engineer(8 or more years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$135K - $235K
$130K - $226K
$127K - $221K
$123K - $214K
$118K - $206K
Data Architect, Principal Data Engineer, or equivalent technical leader(10 or more years)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$140K - $255K
$134K - $245K
$132K - $239K
$127K - $232K
$123K - $223K
VP of Engineering(executive leadership)
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
$185K - $330K
$179K - $318K
$174K - $310K
$170K - $302K
$164K - $292K
Data Engineer Resume Examples
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Data InternInternship
Junior Data Engineer0-1 years
Entry-Level Data Engineer1-2 years
Associate Data Engineer2-3 years
Mid-Level Data Engineer3-5 years
Senior Data Engineer5-8 years
Lead Data Engineer8-10 years
Data Architect10-15 years
VP of Engineering18+ years