Data Engineer Salary

The average data engineer salary in the United States is $120,813 per year, or $58.08 per hour.

Data engineer salaries start at $5,372 and go up to $15,380 per month, or about $184,562 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$58.08 $2,324 $10,068 $120,813

The top-paying states for data engineers are the District of Columbia at $158,292 per year, Alaska at $151,383, and Maryland at $140,374. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $78,494 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$30.99 $42.26 $56.82 $72.60 $88.73
Weekly$1,240 $1,690 $2,273 $2,904 $3,549
Monthly$5,372 $7,326 $9,847 $12,585 $15,380
Annual$64,463 $87,911 $118,167 $151,020 $184,562

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$63,443 $116,530 $182,730
2023$63,952 $117,346 $183,643
2024$64,463 $118,167 $184,562
2025$64,978 $118,994 $185,484
2026$65,498 $119,827 $186,412
2027$66,023 $120,667 $187,344
2028$66,551 $121,511 $188,280
2029$67,083 $122,362 $189,222

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$66.51 $2,660$11,528 $138,343
Alaska$72.78 $2,911$12,616 $151,383
Arizona$50.63 $2,025$8,777 $105,314
Arkansas$41.08 $1,643$7,121 $85,453
California$65.03 $2,601$11,272 $135,258
Colorado$61.34 $2,454$10,632 $127,585
Connecticut$57.57 $2,303$9,980 $119,760
Delaware$60.44 $2,418$10,477 $125,716
District of Columbia$76.10 $3,044$13,191 $158,292
Florida$54.86 $2,194$9,508 $114,105
Georgia$53.73 $2,149$9,314 $111,760
Hawaii$57.35 $2,294$9,940 $119,283
Idaho$55.95 $2,238$9,697 $116,362
Illinois$54.62 $2,185$9,467 $113,604
Indiana$48.47 $1,939$8,402 $100,826
Iowa$43.55 $1,742$7,548 $90,582
Kansas$44.43 $1,777$7,700 $92,400
Kentucky$46.75 $1,870$8,103 $97,240
Louisiana$51.70 $2,068$8,961 $107,534
Maine$55.29 $2,212$9,584 $115,008
Maryland$67.49 $2,700$11,698 $140,374
Massachusetts$64.54 $2,582$11,189 $134,255
Michigan$54.24 $2,169$9,402 $112,813
Minnesota$56.40 $2,256$9,775 $117,303
Mississippi$53.73 $2,149$9,312 $111,748
Missouri$52.15 $2,086$9,041 $108,488
Montana$46.59 $1,863$8,074 $96,889
Nebraska$43.33 $1,733$7,508 $90,105
Nevada$61.44 $2,458$10,650 $127,811
New Hampshire$52.03 $2,081$9,019 $108,223
New Jersey$61.01 $2,440$10,575 $126,894
New Mexico$63.08 $2,523$10,934 $131,208
New York$57.98 $2,319$10,050 $120,600
North Carolina$59.89 $2,396$10,381 $124,575
North Dakota$40.49 $1,619$7,017 $84,200
Ohio$51.98 $2,079$9,010 $108,124
Oklahoma$53.25 $2,130$9,229 $110,757
Oregon$58.04 $2,322$10,061 $120,738
Pennsylvania$53.38 $2,135$9,253 $111,033
Puerto Rico$37.73 $1,510$6,541 $78,494
Rhode Island$59.07 $2,363$10,240 $122,882
South Carolina$56.93 $2,277$9,868 $118,419
Tennessee$46.13 $1,845$7,994 $95,936
Texas$63.85 $2,554$11,068 $132,813
Utah$49.79 $1,991$8,629 $103,547
Vermont$53.70 $2,148$9,309 $111,710
Virginia$64.84 $2,594$11,239 $134,870
Washington$54.16 $2,167$9,388 $112,663
West Virginia$51.31 $2,053$8,895 $106,732
Wisconsin$43.93 $1,757$7,615 $91,384
Wyoming$47.86 $1,915$8,297 $99,560

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$47.73$1,909$8,273$99,282
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$48.84$1,954$8,466$101,596
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$47.08$1,883$8,160$97,918
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$44.57$1,783$7,726$92,708
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$47.10$1,884$8,164$97,970
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$47.81$1,912$8,287$99,449
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$60.16$2,406$10,427$125,127
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$43.70$1,748$7,575$90,895
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$71.91$2,876$12,464$149,565
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$64.90$2,596$11,250$135,001
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$50.52$2,021$8,757$105,090
Boise City, ID(0014260)$58.66$2,346$10,167$122,003
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$61.96$2,478$10,740$128,876
Boulder, CO(0014500)$63.23$2,529$10,960$131,525
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$56.78$2,271$9,842$118,105
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$46.48$1,859$8,056$96,668
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$52.07$2,083$9,026$108,310
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$56.92$2,277$9,866$118,386
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$31.20$1,248$5,408$64,891
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$48.45$1,938$8,397$100,769
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$54.30$2,172$9,412$112,939
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$55.16$2,206$9,561$114,734
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$55.70$2,228$9,655$115,861
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$48.99$1,960$8,491$101,895
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$49.34$1,974$8,552$102,626
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$54.35$2,174$9,421$113,054
Columbia, MO(0017860)$41.76$1,670$7,239$86,865
Columbia, SC(0017900)$52.67$2,107$9,130$109,560
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$54.22$2,169$9,398$112,772
Columbus, OH(0018140)$49.61$1,985$8,600$103,198
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$58.94$2,358$10,216$122,593
Dayton, OH(0019380)$48.98$1,959$8,490$101,878
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$54.63$2,185$9,469$113,626
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$53.98$2,159$9,356$112,270
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$42.74$1,710$7,409$88,906
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$53.00$2,120$9,186$110,238
El Paso, TX(0021340)$48.46$1,938$8,400$100,795
Eugene, OR(0021660)$52.85$2,114$9,161$109,930
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$53.70$2,148$9,307$111,690
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$40.32$1,613$6,989$83,864
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$37.37$1,495$6,477$77,722
Greeley, CO(0024540)$48.26$1,931$8,366$100,390
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$52.71$2,108$9,136$109,630
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$49.64$1,986$8,604$103,250
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$46.33$1,853$8,030$96,360
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$50.65$2,026$8,779$105,354
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$52.80$2,112$9,152$109,824
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$43.09$1,723$7,468$89,619
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$56.10$2,244$9,725$116,697
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$51.32$2,053$8,896$106,753
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$40.02$1,601$6,937$83,239
Jackson, MS(0027140)$44.74$1,790$7,755$93,060
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$51.98$2,079$9,010$108,126
Jefferson City, MO(0027620)$35.83$1,433$6,211$74,536
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$61.40$2,456$10,642$127,706
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$68.55$2,742$11,882$142,586
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$48.84$1,953$8,465$101,578
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$49.85$1,994$8,641$103,690
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$45.38$1,815$7,866$94,389
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$36.15$1,446$6,266$75,196
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$38.94$1,558$6,750$80,995
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$45.33$1,813$7,858$94,292
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$42.81$1,712$7,420$89,038
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$59.02$2,361$10,229$122,751
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$45.99$1,840$7,971$95,656
Madison, WI(0031540)$51.26$2,050$8,885$106,621
Manchester, NH(0074950)$58.85$2,354$10,200$122,399
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$42.38$1,695$7,346$88,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$57.51$2,301$9,969$119,627
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$51.07$2,043$8,851$106,216
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$53.12$2,125$9,208$110,493
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$49.23$1,969$8,532$102,388
New Haven, CT(0075700)$56.91$2,276$9,865$118,378
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$60.73$2,429$10,527$126,324
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area(1300001)$32.91$1,316$5,704$68,446
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$51.10$2,044$8,857$106,286
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$50.37$2,015$8,731$104,773
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$50.90$2,036$8,823$105,873
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$60.72$2,429$10,526$126,306
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$57.61$2,304$9,985$119,821
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$53.20$2,128$9,222$110,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$53.57$2,143$9,285$111,426
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$53.35$2,134$9,248$110,977
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$48.41$1,936$8,391$100,690
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$53.34$2,134$9,246$110,950
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$57.78$2,311$10,015$120,182
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$54.74$2,190$9,489$113,863
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$53.77$2,151$9,320$111,839
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$56.10$2,244$9,725$116,697
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$49.66$1,986$8,607$103,286
Reno, NV(0039900)$38.75$1,550$6,716$80,590
Richmond, VA(0040060)$56.25$2,250$9,750$117,005
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$57.75$2,310$10,009$120,111
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$41.49$1,659$7,191$86,293
Rochester, NY(0040380)$52.14$2,086$9,038$108,460
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$59.68$2,387$10,344$124,133
Salem, OR(0041420)$44.71$1,788$7,750$92,998
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$62.38$2,495$10,812$129,747
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$53.47$2,139$9,268$111,214
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$55.55$2,222$9,629$115,544
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$70.51$2,820$12,221$146,652
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$76.14$3,046$13,198$158,374
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$30.37$1,215$5,264$63,166
Savannah, GA(0042340)$55.41$2,217$9,605$115,262
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$43.22$1,729$7,491$89,892
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$69.53$2,781$12,052$144,628
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$46.18$1,847$8,004$96,052
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$51.98$2,079$9,009$108,108
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$59.18$2,367$10,258$123,094
Springfield, MO(0044180)$43.84$1,753$7,598$91,177
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$48.79$1,952$8,457$101,482
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$42.46$1,698$7,360$88,317
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$53.83$2,153$9,330$111,962
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$58.52$2,341$10,143$121,722
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$41.61$1,664$7,212$86,548
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$51.84$2,074$8,986$107,826
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$46.08$1,843$7,987$95,841
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$51.00$2,040$8,840$106,084
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$69.57$2,783$12,059$144,707
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$52.81$2,113$9,154$109,850
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$47.76$1,910$8,279$99,343
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$56.47$2,259$9,788$117,454
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$38.86$1,554$6,735$80,819