What are the main factors that influence a Data Center Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Data Center Engineer's salary?

A Data Center Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Data Center Engineer (0-2 years)earns $85,429, a DevOps Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $103,737, a DevOps Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $138,937, a DevOps Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $155,402, a DevOps Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $171,716,

What are the highest paying states for a Data Center Engineer?

Data Center Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Data Center Engineer roles are District of Columbia $92,568, California $92,217, Massachusetts $90,988. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Data Center Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Data Center Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Data Center Director: $187,109; Data Center Manager: $137,108; Senior Data Center Engineer: $124,903; Data Center Supervisor: $113,839; Data Center Network Engineer: $113,768.

How do different companies affect a Data Center Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Data Center Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Data Center Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Data Center Engineer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Center Engineer in the United States is $83,606 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a Data Center Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,299
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,852 to $90,250
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,882

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Data Center Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,250	$7,521	$1,736	$43
Average	$83,606	$6,967	$1,608	$40
25th Percentile	$74,852	$6,238	$1,439	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Data Center Engineer Salaries

A Data Center Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Center Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Center Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $85,429
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,737
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $138,937
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $155,402
Expert (over 8 years): $171,716

Levels	Salary
Data Cent... Level Data Center Engineer	$85,429
DevOps En... Level Data Center Engineer	$103,737
DevOps En... Level Data Center Engineer	$138,937
DevOps En... Level Data Center Engineer	$155,402
DevOps En... Level Data Center Engineer	$171,716

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How Do Data Center Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Data Center Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $92,568.
California: $92,217.
Massachusetts: $90,988.

District of Columbia $92,568 California $92,217 Massachusetts $90,988 Washington $90,654 New Jersey $90,620 Alaska $90,503 Connecticut $89,350 New York $88,881

Hawaii $87,385 Rhode Island $86,682 Maryland $86,206 Minnesota $85,554 Colorado $85,303 Illinois $85,219 Oregon $84,902 Delaware $84,668

New Hampshire $84,520 Virginia $84,191 Pennsylvania $83,230 Nevada $82,745 North Dakota $82,586 Michigan $82,335 Wisconsin $82,243 Vermont $82,059

Texas $81,549 Maine $81,516 Arizona $81,465 Ohio $81,407 Georgia $80,638 Indiana $80,253 Wyoming $80,178 Utah $80,061

Iowa $80,011 Kansas $79,609 Louisiana $79,492 North Carolina $79,451 Missouri $79,434 Florida $79,108 Montana $78,932 Nebraska $78,765

Kentucky $78,673 South Carolina $78,339 Tennessee $78,130 Idaho $78,046 New Mexico $77,436 Oklahoma $77,302 Alabama $76,809 South Dakota $75,981

Arkansas $75,529 West Virginia $75,287 Mississippi $74,560

Top Paying Cities for Data Center Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $105,452
San Francisco: $104,415
Oakland: $102,099

San Jose, CA $105,452

San Francisco, CA $104,415

Oakland, CA $102,099

New York, NY $96,891

Queens Village, NY $96,264

Paramus, NJ $95,595

Passaic, NJ $95,511

Bergenfield, NJ $95,428

Stamford, CT $95,302

Huntington, NY $95,219

Newark, NJ $94,675

Bridgeport, CT $94,508

New Brunswick, NJ $94,232

Vallejo, CA $94,057

Middlesex, NJ $94,006

Somerset, NJ $93,931

Petaluma, CA $93,739

Santa Cruz, CA $93,413

Boston, MA $93,246

Monterey, CA $92,828

Fairbanks, AK $92,769

Los Angeles, CA $92,610

Washington, DC $92,568

Seattle, WA $92,418

Santa Rosa, CA $92,401

Juneau, AK $92,159

Orange, CA $91,883

Anchorage, AK $91,732

Anaheim, CA $91,674

Santa Ana, CA $91,548

Nassau, NY $91,498

Long Beach, CA $91,465

Danbury, CT $91,440

Santa Maria, CA $91,155

Everett, WA $91,139

Bremerton, WA $90,729

Trenton, NJ $90,570

Sacramento, CA $90,537

San Diego, CA $90,495

Brockton, MA $90,461

Tacoma, WA $90,428

Santa Barbara, CA $90,311

Lowell, MA $89,977

New Suffolk, NY $89,943

Nashua, NH $89,843

Lompoc, CA $89,709

Ventura, CA $89,625

Stockton, CA $89,600

New Haven, CT $89,433

Atlantic City, NJ $89,216

Hartford, CT $89,032

Modesto, CA $88,990

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,806

New Britain, CT $88,764

Olympia, WA $88,647

Kennewick, WA $88,647

New London, CT $88,631

Norwich, CT $88,605

Lawrence, MA $88,564

Bakersfield, CA $88,330

Riverside, CA $88,212

New Bedford, MA $88,212

Richland, WA $88,129

Portsmouth, NH $88,062

Vineland, NJ $88,045

San Bernardino, CA $87,978

Boulder, CO $87,744

Worcester, MA $87,677

Portland, OR $87,602

Saint Paul, MN $87,502

Minneapolis, MN $87,502

Philadelphia, PA $87,385

Honolulu, HI $86,942

Springfield, MA $86,649

Providence, RI $86,641

Chicago, IL $86,398

Bellingham, WA $86,298

Baltimore, MD $86,206

Chico, CA $85,997

Wilmington, DE $85,855

Pittsfield, MA $85,771

Manchester, NH $85,612

Spokane, WA $85,244

Denver, CO $85,236

Albany, NY $84,843

Troy, NY $84,810

Schenectady, NY $84,634

Burlington, VT $84,450

Portland, ME $84,158

Salem, OR $84,091

Yakima, WA $84,074

Ann Arbor, MI $84,049

Rochester, MN $83,815

Fresno, CA $83,773

Reno, NV $83,773

Milwaukee, WI $83,698

Detroit, MI $83,614

Allentown, PA $83,589

Carson City, NV $83,581

Houston, TX $83,455

Colorado Springs, CO $83,447

Syracuse, NY $83,405

Eugene, OR $83,246

Bismarck, ND $83,146

Gary, IN $83,146

Galveston, TX $83,146

Springfield, OR $83,079

Medford, OR $82,878

Fort Collins, CO $82,845

Austin, TX $82,778

Mesa, AZ $82,603

Phoenix, AZ $82,586

Dallas, TX $82,561

Reading, PA $82,511

Saint Cloud, MN $82,477

Concord, NH $82,402

Madison, WI $82,368

Utica, NY $82,143

Raleigh, NC $82,076

Las Vegas, NV $82,067

Rochester, NY $82,009

Des Moines, IA $82,001

Atlanta, GA $81,867

Battle Creek, MI $81,842

Salt Lake City, UT $81,817

Lancaster, PA $81,691

Champaign, IL $81,675

Harrisburg, PA $81,574

Durham, NC $81,499

Kansas City, MO $81,491

Kansas City, KS $81,474

Fort Worth, TX $81,465

Boca Raton, FL $81,432

Cleveland, OH $81,424

Columbus, OH $81,407

Pittsburgh, PA $81,399

Richmond, VA $81,365

Indianapolis, IN $81,348

Cincinnati, OH $81,240

Petersburg, VA $81,114

Billings, MT $80,930

Lansing, MI $80,930

Huntsville, AL $80,930

Lebanon, PA $80,922

Dayton, OH $80,914

Pueblo, CO $80,914

Appleton, WI $80,889

Buffalo, NY $80,855

Racine, WI $80,813

Charlotte, NC $80,805

Saint Louis, MO $80,780

Springfield, IL $80,746

Elkhart, IN $80,730

York, PA $80,730

Gastonia, NC $80,721

Benton Harbor, MI $80,721

Beaumont, TX $80,671

Lorain, OH $80,655

Toledo, OH $80,621

Binghamton, NY $80,579

Rock Hill, SC $80,571

Rockford, IL $80,529

Fargo, ND $80,487

Elyria, OH $80,487

Flagstaff, AZ $80,429

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,379

Miami, FL $80,328

Duluth, MN $80,195

Bangor, ME $80,086

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,994

Louisville, KY $79,952

Grand Rapids, MI $79,936

Hialeah, FL $79,927

Casper, WY $79,810

Scranton, PA $79,710

New Orleans, LA $79,685

Virginia Beach, VA $79,676

Akron, OH $79,635

Peoria, IL $79,526

Sarasota, FL $79,509

Green Bay, WI $79,451

Baton Rouge, LA $79,409

Charleston, SC $79,392

Nashville, TN $79,367

Jamestown, NY $79,350

Davenport, IA $79,350

Tucson, AZ $79,308

Cheyenne, WY $79,283

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,258

Tampa, FL $79,242

Omaha, NE $79,225

Port Arthur, TX $79,191

Evansville, IN $79,191

Bradenton, FL $79,158

Santa Fe, NM $79,007

Orlando, FL $78,924

Clearwater, FL $78,832

Canton, OH $78,656

La Crosse, WI $78,656

Grand Forks, ND $78,631

Albuquerque, NM $78,606

Tulsa, OK $78,606

Newport News, VA $78,598

High Point, NC $78,573

Ogden, UT $78,539

Corpus Christi, TX $78,472

Laramie, WY $78,422

Norfolk, VA $78,422

Rock Island, IL $78,372

Saginaw, MI $78,355

Jacksonville, FL $78,347

Salisbury, NC $78,330

Memphis, TN $78,314

Moline, IL $78,272

Fort Myers, FL $78,247

Waterloo, IA $78,138

Spartanburg, SC $78,054

Lincoln, NE $78,013

Fort Wayne, IN $77,996

Birmingham, AL $77,904

Cedar Falls, IA $77,887

Provo, UT $77,879

Springfield, OH $77,870

San Antonio, TX $77,854

Greensboro, NC $77,820

South Bend, IN $77,812

Winston Salem, NC $77,804

Boise, ID $77,778

Savannah, GA $77,720

Muskegon, MI $77,569

Lima, OH $77,469

Lake Charles, LA $77,436

Anderson, IN $77,419

Lexington, KY $77,394

Augusta, GA $77,369

Greenville, SC $77,369

Wichita, KS $77,294

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,294

Columbia, SC $77,218

Bloomington, IN $77,009

Roanoke, VA $76,959

Asheville, NC $76,850

Knoxville, TN $76,708

Shreveport, LA $76,700

Wilmington, NC $76,591

Frankfort, KY $76,432

Oklahoma City, OK $76,374

Chillicothe, OH $76,340

Longview, TX $76,332

Topeka, KS $76,307

Mobile, AL $76,182

Terre Haute, IN $76,148

Erie, PA $76,140

Altoona, PA $76,098

Melbourne, FL $76,073

Amarillo, TX $76,039

Killeen, TX $76,014

Fayetteville, AR $75,948

Sioux Falls, SD $75,889

Chattanooga, TN $75,839

Idaho Falls, ID $75,830

Gainesville, FL $75,655

Portsmouth, OH $75,613

Little Rock, AR $75,596

Lynchburg, VA $75,596

Lafayette, LA $75,563

Youngstown, OH $75,563

Temple, TX $75,529

Daytona Beach, FL $75,513

Clarksville, TN $75,504

Pensacola, FL $75,496

Hopkinsville, KY $75,245

Charleston, WV $75,237

Florence, SC $75,195

Sioux City, IA $75,145

Macon, GA $74,902

Tallahassee, FL $74,894

Fayetteville, NC $74,877

Waco, TX $74,861

Wichita Falls, TX $74,861

Pine Bluff, AR $74,827

Vincennes, IN $74,668

Lubbock, TX $74,635

Great Falls, MT $74,585

Alamogordo, NM $74,576

Abilene, TX $74,509

Rapid City, SD $74,401

Monroe, LA $74,401

Albany, GA $74,351

Huntington, WV $74,342

Jackson, MS $74,334

Greenville, MS $74,326

Parkersburg, WV $74,242

Montgomery, AL $74,225

Johnstown, PA $74,209

Springfield, MO $74,142

Biloxi, MS $74,100

Sumter, SC $73,924

Columbus, GA $73,916

Twin Falls, ID $73,866

Pascagoula, MS $73,757

Kingsport, TN $73,540

Gulfport, MS $73,515

Alexandria, LA $73,239

Fort Smith, AR $73,030

El Paso, TX $72,804

Helena, MT $72,695

Las Cruces, NM $72,428

Harlingen, TX $72,194

Pocatello, ID $72,118

Florence, AL $72,093

Brownsville, TX $72,077

Dothan, AL $71,943

Mcallen, TX $71,901

Columbus, MS $71,282

Altus, OK $70,898

Lawton, OK $70,739

Pierre, SD $70,438

What Skills Can Increase a Data Center Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Networking (Mentioned in 2.31% Job Postings): Ability to maintain, build and expand a personal and business contact list to grow one's career and business opportunities.
Linux (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Managing a system's hardware and resources using a Unix-like open-source operating system.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Networking	2.31%
Linux	3.23%
Computer Science	2.04%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Data Center Engineer's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Amazon Web Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$92,802	11%
Consulting	$90,294	8%
Amazon Web Services	$89,458	7%
Collaborating	$87,786	5%
Project Management	$87,786	5%
Azure	$86,950	4%

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Data Center Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Center Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$74,852

Average $83,606/year

$90,250

$6,238

Average $6,967/month

$7,521

$1,439

Average $1,608/week

$1,736

$36

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,250	$7,521	$1,736	$43
Average	$83,606	$6,967	$1,608	$40
25th Percentile	$74,852	$6,238	$1,439	$36

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Salary Trends for Data Center Engineer

Salaries for a Data Center Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $85,653 in 2023 to around $85,664 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Data Center Engineer salary trends, .

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