Data Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Data Engineer make in the United States? The average Data Engineer salary in the United States is $129,711 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $116,450 and $143,073. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Senior Data Engineer - 1935365
The Cypress Group - Bellevue , WA
Senior Data Engineer - Payment Processing Location:Bellevue, WA (In-office 3 days a week) About Us:We are a leading financial technology company focused on revolutionizing the payment processing ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 1 day ago
Data Engineer
Connection - Portland , OR
The Data Engineer will work with cross functional teams, will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure on the Azure cloud platform, utilizing ...
ZipRecruiter - 3 days ago
Data Engineer Intern - Data Platforms
Fabletics - El Segundo , CA
Data Engineer Intern - Data Platforms Calling all rising sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate students! We are currently seeking a superstar Data Engineer Intern to join the Data Analytics ...
Jobcase.com / Upward.net - 4 days ago
Contract- Data Engineer - Sunnyvale, CA
Aurotekcorp - Sunnyvale , CA
Title: Data Engineer Location: Sunnyvale, CA USA Job Type: Contract Job Description: Exp: 8 to 18 Years Required Skills * Sr. Data Engineer (Business Associate), * Apache Spark, * Scala, * Cloud ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 3 days ago
Data Engineer
XeoMatrix - Austin , TX
Data Engineer We are currently seeking an experienced data engineer with 3 - 5 years with hands-on data engineering experience. This candidate must possess technical, business analysis, and ...
LinkedIn - 5 days ago
Data Engineer II
Centillion Infotech LLC - Bellevue , WA
Data Engineer II Location: Bellevue, WA Note: Need only local candidates (WA) Job Description: * Client is looking for a Data Engineer to join the Worldwide DEX Team. * At client, we are working to ...
LinkedIn - 5 days ago

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Data Engineer ranges from $116,450 to $143,073 with the average base salary of $129,711. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $120,439 to $151,538 with the average total cash compensation of $135,685.

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