How much does a Junior Data Engineer make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Junior Data Engineer in the United States is $75,067 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.
However, a Junior Data Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,287
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,080 to $83,034
Key Factors That Influence Junior Data Engineer Salaries
A Junior Data 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 Junior Data Engineer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Junior Data 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:
How Do Junior Data 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 Junior Data Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $94,682
San Francisco: $93,645
Oakland: $91,671
San Jose, CA$94,682
San Francisco, CA$93,645
Oakland, CA$91,671
New York, NY$86,431
Paramus, NJ$85,380
Queens Village, NY$85,376
Passaic, NJ$85,305
Bergenfield, NJ$85,298
Stamford, CT$85,133
Huntington, NY$85,102
Newark, NJ$84,548
Bridgeport, CT$84,389
Vallejo, CA$84,240
New Brunswick, NJ$84,210
Petaluma, CA$84,165
Middlesex, NJ$84,022
Somerset, NJ$83,969
Santa Cruz, CA$83,872
Boston, MA$83,414
Monterey, CA$83,151
Seattle, WA$82,979
Santa Rosa, CA$82,964
Los Angeles, CA$82,941
Juneau, AK$82,746
Washington, DC$82,663
Orange, CA$82,396
Santa Ana, CA$82,198
Long Beach, CA$82,123
Anaheim, CA$82,108
Anchorage, AK$82,070
Santa Maria, CA$81,845
Everett, WA$81,830
Danbury, CT$81,566
Bremerton, WA$81,462
Tacoma, WA$81,192
New Suffolk, NY$81,191
Sacramento, CA$81,170
Santa Barbara, CA$81,087
Trenton, NJ$81,004
San Diego, CA$81,004
Brockton, MA$80,922
Fairbanks, AK$80,738
Lompoc, CA$80,546
Lowell, MA$80,486
Ventura, CA$80,471
Nashua, NH$80,456
Stockton, CA$80,449
Modesto, CA$79,901
Poughkeepsie, NY$79,736
Olympia, WA$79,593
Kennewick, WA$79,593
New Haven, CT$79,563
Lawrence, MA$79,293
Hartford, CT$79,218
Riverside, CA$79,203
New Bedford, MA$79,128
Richland, WA$79,128
Bakersfield, CA$79,023
San Bernardino, CA$78,993
New Britain, CT$78,985
Atlantic City, NJ$78,985
New London, CT$78,955
Norwich, CT$78,933
Portsmouth, NH$78,918
Boulder, CO$78,758
Portland, OR$78,655
Worcester, MA$78,647
Minneapolis, MN$78,415
Philadelphia, PA$78,309
Honolulu, HI$78,062
Saint Paul, MN$78,026
Vineland, NJ$78,009
Providence, RI$77,792
Chicago, IL$77,574
Bellingham, WA$77,484
Springfield, MA$77,424
Baltimore, MD$77,401
Chico, CA$77,214
Pittsfield, MA$77,011
Manchester, NH$76,868
Spokane, WA$76,538
Denver, CO$76,530
Albany, NY$76,178
Troy, NY$76,148
Nassau, NY$76,067
Schenectady, NY$75,990
Wilmington, DE$75,930
Burlington, VT$75,825
Salem, OR$75,795
Portland, ME$75,562
Yakima, WA$75,487
Rochester, MN$75,254
Reno, NV$75,217
Fresno, CA$75,217
Milwaukee, WI$75,149
Detroit, MI$75,074
Ann Arbor, MI$75,061
Allentown, PA$75,052
Colorado Springs, CO$74,924
Syracuse, NY$74,886
Carson City, NV$74,886
Houston, TX$74,781
Eugene, OR$74,744
Gary, IN$74,654
Springfield, OR$74,594
Bismarck, ND$74,579
Galveston, TX$74,526
Medford, OR$74,414
Fort Collins, CO$74,383
Concord, NH$74,346
Austin, TX$74,323
Mesa, AZ$74,166
Reading, PA$74,158
Phoenix, AZ$74,151
Dallas, TX$74,128
Saint Cloud, MN$74,056
Madison, WI$73,956
Utica, NY$73,753
Rochester, NY$73,633
Des Moines, IA$73,625
Raleigh, NC$73,618
Atlanta, GA$73,505
Battle Creek, MI$73,483
Salt Lake City, UT$73,460
Lancaster, PA$73,348
Harrisburg, PA$73,242
Kansas City, MO$73,167
Champaign, IL$73,152
Kansas City, KS$73,152
Fort Worth, TX$73,145
Columbus, OH$73,132
Boca Raton, FL$73,115
Pittsburgh, PA$73,085
Richmond, VA$73,055
Indianapolis, IN$73,040
Cleveland, OH$73,032
Las Vegas, NV$72,942
Cincinnati, OH$72,942
Petersburg, VA$72,830
Huntsville, AL$72,717
Lansing, MI$72,667
Lebanon, PA$72,657
Pueblo, CO$72,649
Appleton, WI$72,627
Buffalo, NY$72,597
Dayton, OH$72,574
Racine, WI$72,559
Charlotte, NC$72,552
Saint Louis, MO$72,529
York, PA$72,484
Elkhart, IN$72,484
Gastonia, NC$72,470
Billings, MT$72,452
Beaumont, TX$72,432
Lorain, OH$72,417
Benton Harbor, MI$72,402
Toledo, OH$72,387
Binghamton, NY$72,349
Rock Hill, SC$72,342
Rockford, IL$72,304
Springfield, IL$72,274
Elyria, OH$72,267
Fargo, ND$72,267
Flagstaff, AZ$72,214
Fort Lauderdale, FL$72,169
Duluth, MN$72,124
Miami, FL$72,124
Cheyenne, WY$72,071
Grand Forks, ND$72,071
Bangor, ME$71,906
Cedar Rapids, IA$71,824
Durham, NC$71,792
Louisville, KY$71,786
Grand Rapids, MI$71,771
Hialeah, FL$71,764
Casper, WY$71,659
Scranton, PA$71,568
New Orleans, LA$71,546
Virginia Beach, VA$71,538
Akron, OH$71,501
Peoria, IL$71,403
Sarasota, FL$71,388
Nashville, TN$71,336
Omaha, NE$71,336
Green Bay, WI$71,336
Baton Rouge, LA$71,298
Charleston, SC$71,283
Jamestown, NY$71,246
Davenport, IA$71,246
Tucson, AZ$71,208
Saint Petersburg, FL$71,163
Tampa, FL$71,148
Evansville, IN$71,103
Port Arthur, TX$71,103
Bradenton, FL$71,073
Santa Fe, NM$70,938
Orlando, FL$70,803
Clearwater, FL$70,780
Canton, OH$70,623
La Crosse, WI$70,623
Albuquerque, NM$70,578
Newport News, VA$70,570
High Point, NC$70,548
Ogden, UT$70,518
Corpus Christi, TX$70,458
Norfolk, VA$70,412
Laramie, WY$70,412
Rock Island, IL$70,367
Saginaw, MI$70,352
Jacksonville, FL$70,345
Salisbury, NC$70,330
Boise, ID$70,315
Moline, IL$70,277
Fort Myers, FL$70,255
Memphis, TN$70,240
Tulsa, OK$70,202
Waterloo, IA$70,157
Spartanburg, SC$70,082
Lincoln, NE$70,045
Fort Wayne, IN$70,030
Provo, UT$70,022
Cedar Falls, IA$69,932
San Antonio, TX$69,902
Greensboro, NC$69,872
South Bend, IN$69,864
Savannah, GA$69,782
Muskegon, MI$69,752
Birmingham, AL$69,744
Winston Salem, NC$69,708
Lake Charles, LA$69,527
Anderson, IN$69,512
Lexington, KY$69,489
Augusta, GA$69,467
Greenville, SC$69,467
Lima, OH$69,407
Wichita, KS$69,399
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,399
Columbia, SC$69,332
Springfield, OH$69,316
Asheville, NC$69,196
Bloomington, IN$69,144
Knoxville, TN$68,874
Shreveport, LA$68,866
Wilmington, NC$68,769
Roanoke, VA$68,769
Topeka, KS$68,633
Frankfort, KY$68,625
Oklahoma City, OK$68,573
Chillicothe, OH$68,543
Longview, TX$68,536
Melbourne, FL$68,528
Sioux Falls, SD$68,408
Mobile, AL$68,401
Terre Haute, IN$68,371
Altoona, PA$68,326
Amarillo, TX$68,273
Killeen, TX$68,251
Fayetteville, AR$68,190
Chattanooga, TN$68,168
Sioux City, IA$68,100
Idaho Falls, ID$68,085
Lynchburg, VA$68,025
Gainesville, FL$67,928
Portsmouth, OH$67,890
Little Rock, AR$67,875
Lafayette, LA$67,845
Youngstown, OH$67,845
Daytona Beach, FL$67,800
Clarksville, TN$67,793
Pensacola, FL$67,785
Temple, TX$67,780
Hopkinsville, KY$67,560
Erie, PA$67,545
Florence, SC$67,515
Charleston, WV$67,395
Great Falls, MT$67,357
Macon, GA$67,252
Tallahassee, FL$67,245
Fayetteville, NC$67,230
Waco, TX$67,215
Helena, MT$67,162
Pine Bluff, AR$67,134
Vincennes, IN$67,042
Lubbock, TX$67,012
Alamogordo, NM$66,967
Twin Falls, ID$66,899
Rapid City, SD$66,877
Jackson, MS$66,742
Huntington, WV$66,736
Greenville, MS$66,734
Parkersburg, WV$66,658
Montgomery, AL$66,644
Wichita Falls, TX$66,569
Springfield, MO$66,569
Biloxi, MS$66,532
Monroe, LA$66,456
Johnstown, PA$66,404
Sumter, SC$66,374
Columbus, GA$66,366
Pascagoula, MS$66,224
Abilene, TX$66,224
Kingsport, TN$66,029
Albany, GA$66,029
Gulfport, MS$66,006
Alexandria, LA$65,758
Fort Smith, AR$65,571
El Paso, TX$65,368
Las Cruces, NM$65,030
Harlingen, TX$64,840
Pocatello, ID$64,828
Florence, AL$64,730
Brownsville, TX$64,715
Mcallen, TX$64,557
Dothan, AL$64,452
Columbus, MS$64,006
Altus, OK$63,656
Lawton, OK$63,514
Pierre, SD$63,244
What Skills Can Increase a Junior Data Engineer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 3.55% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 3.76% 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.
Data Modeling (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Data modeling in software engineering is the process of creating a data model for an information system by applying certain formal techniques.
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 Junior Data Engineer's salary.
Partnering: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Integrity: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Data Warehousing: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Junior Data Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Junior Data Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 113% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Software & Networking
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Junior Data Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Junior Data Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Junior Data Engineer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals
$105,093
$51.0
40%
Software & Networking
$101,340
$49.0
35%
Financial Services
$97,587
$47.0
30%
Insurance
$93,833
$45.0
25%
Biotechnology
$90,080
$43.0
20%
Junior Data Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Junior Data 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.
Salaries for a Junior Data Engineer can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $84,294 in 2023
to around $82,097 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Junior Data Engineer salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Junior Data Engineer
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Junior Data Engineer
Here are companies hiring for Junior Data Engineer and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Junior Data Engineer
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Junior Data Engineer?
The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Junior Data Engineer roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
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