Data Engineering Salaries
Data Engineering roles pay a median of $177,475 per year across 702 postings that disclose pay, ranging from $145,500 to $208,938.
Updated November 3, 2026
Salary over time
Median advertised salary by month, USD per year. The shaded band is the middle half of postings.
May 2026 – October 2026 $125,000 – $202,500
Months follow the date a posting was published, and count postings closed since — the table below counts only those open now. A month needs 30 postings with a salary to be shown; a missing month is a gap, not a guess. A dashed step means the month had at least 3× the postings of the one before, so part of that change is which postings are counted. The hollow point is the current month, still filling up. These are postings on freehire, not the whole job market.
| Level | Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | EUR | month | €1,106 | €1,200 | €1,750 | 24 |
| Intern | USD | hour | $25 | $35 | $48 | 18 |
| Intern | EUR | year | €19,500 | €25,750 | €33,312 | 6 |
| Intern | CAD | hour | CA$23 | CA$32 | CA$42 | 5 |
| Intern | USD | year | $93,000 | $150,000 | $162,500 | 5 |
| Junior | EUR | year | €31,500 | €33,500 | €37,000 | 28 |
| Junior | USD | year | $89,500 | $100,000 | $110,000 | 19 |
| Junior | GBP | year | £32,000 | £37,500 | £48,750 | 10 |
| Junior | EUR | month | €900 | €3,275 | €3,900 | 9 |
| Junior | MXN | month | MX$18,750 | MX$23,000 | MX$24,625 | 6 |
| Junior | CAD | year | CA$60,000 | CA$70,025 | CA$81,364 | 6 |
| Junior | SGD | month | SGD 4,000 | SGD 4,375 | SGD 5,162 | 6 |
| Middle | USD | year | $118,125 | $132,704 | $147,500 | 40 |
| Middle | EUR | year | €43,750 | €51,750 | €61,250 | 31 |
| Middle | EUR | month | €4,468 | €4,850 | €5,512 | 15 |
| Middle | PLN | hour | PLN 132 | PLN 147 | PLN 147 | 9 |
| Middle | CAD | year | CA$111,600 | CA$132,250 | CA$142,500 | 8 |
| Middle | GBP | year | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 | 5 |
| Senior | USD | year | $145,500 | $171,250 | $200,000 | 364 |
| Senior | GBP | year | £60,000 | £67,500 | £80,000 | 156 |
| Senior | EUR | year | €50,000 | €60,000 | €75,000 | 151 |
| Senior | EUR | month | €5,466 | €5,800 | €6,485 | 146 |
| Senior | INR | year | ₹1,900,000 | ₹2,650,000 | ₹3,250,000 | 98 |
| Senior | CAD | year | CA$112,100 | CA$138,000 | CA$155,550 | 93 |
| Senior | SGD | month | SGD 7,500 | SGD 9,500 | SGD 11,250 | 37 |
| Senior | PLN | hour | PLN 150 | PLN 160 | PLN 165 | 35 |
| Senior | AUD | year | A$140,146 | A$166,937 | A$185,000 | 34 |
| Senior | GBP | day | £600 | £625 | £750 | 25 |
| Senior | PLN | month | PLN 18,712 | PLN 23,400 | PLN 26,000 | 24 |
| Senior | EUR | day | €450 | €490 | €575 | 23 |
| Senior | MXN | month | MX$65,000 | MX$66,500 | MX$75,000 | 17 |
| Senior | CAD | hour | CA$68 | CA$85 | CA$92 | 15 |
| Senior | EUR | hour | €38 | €40 | €99 | 14 |
| Senior | NZD | year | NZ$134,000 | NZ$139,440 | NZ$145,126 | 11 |
| Senior | AUD | hour | A$72 | A$72 | A$86 | 10 |
| Senior | USD | hour | $52 | $94 | $150 | 9 |
| Senior | ZAR | year | ZAR 900,000 | ZAR 950,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | 9 |
| Senior | USD | month | $1,675 | $3,000 | $4,475 | 8 |
| Senior | PLN | day | PLN 1,238 | PLN 1,250 | PLN 1,312 | 7 |
| Senior | PHP | month | ₱112,500 | ₱150,000 | ₱172,500 | 7 |
| Senior | PLN | year | PLN 213,750 | PLN 270,500 | PLN 336,625 | 6 |
| Lead | USD | year | $130,680 | $159,500 | $191,250 | 91 |
| Lead | GBP | year | £69,728 | £85,000 | £92,500 | 72 |
| Lead | EUR | year | €45,000 | €55,000 | €72,500 | 45 |
| Lead | EUR | month | €5,250 | €5,900 | €6,353 | 45 |
| Lead | INR | year | ₹2,625,000 | ₹3,250,000 | ₹3,937,500 | 38 |
| Lead | AUD | year | A$145,000 | A$168,256 | A$195,000 | 15 |
| Lead | GBP | day | £550 | £560 | £625 | 14 |
| Lead | CAD | year | CA$119,500 | CA$147,100 | CA$202,500 | 12 |
| Lead | PLN | month | PLN 21,775 | PLN 22,050 | PLN 24,475 | 7 |
| Lead | AUD | hour | A$82 | A$100 | A$149 | 7 |
| Lead | EUR | day | €430 | €460 | €516 | 6 |
| Staff | USD | year | $182,719 | $205,500 | $241,638 | 104 |
| Staff | CAD | year | CA$180,075 | CA$194,750 | CA$199,050 | 22 |
| Staff | EUR | year | €67,500 | €67,500 | €97,500 | 5 |
| Principal | USD | year | $188,903 | $218,531 | $250,000 | 55 |
| Principal | GBP | year | £72,000 | £85,000 | £97,500 | 13 |
| Principal | GBP | day | £800 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 5 |
| C-level | USD | year | $189,750 | $217,500 | $271,250 | 24 |
| C-level | GBP | year | £95,000 | £97,500 | £100,000 | 6 |
| All levels | USD | year | $145,500 | $177,475 | $208,938 | 702 |
| All levels | GBP | year | £60,000 | £74,500 | £89,506 | 270 |
| All levels | EUR | year | €43,000 | €55,000 | €70,000 | 269 |
| All levels | EUR | month | €4,925 | €5,750 | €6,321 | 243 |
| All levels | INR | year | ₹1,900,000 | ₹2,750,000 | ₹3,500,000 | 149 |
| All levels | CAD | year | CA$112,300 | CA$138,000 | CA$170,000 | 147 |
| All levels | AUD | year | A$134,376 | A$166,800 | A$189,961 | 54 |
| All levels | GBP | day | £555 | £600 | £750 | 51 |
| All levels | SGD | month | SGD 6,500 | SGD 9,150 | SGD 11,500 | 49 |
| All levels | PLN | hour | PLN 145 | PLN 160 | PLN 165 | 48 |
| All levels | PLN | month | PLN 17,402 | PLN 21,775 | PLN 25,000 | 40 |
| All levels | USD | hour | $27 | $46 | $62 | 35 |
| All levels | EUR | day | €430 | €475 | €551 | 34 |
| All levels | MXN | month | MX$30,750 | MX$55,000 | MX$70,500 | 27 |
| All levels | CAD | hour | CA$60 | CA$72 | CA$92 | 21 |
| All levels | AUD | hour | A$72 | A$82 | A$131 | 18 |
| All levels | USD | month | $1,650 | $2,500 | $4,025 | 15 |
| All levels | EUR | hour | €38 | €40 | €98 | 15 |
| All levels | NZD | year | NZ$134,500 | NZ$141,772 | NZ$148,480 | 15 |
| All levels | PLN | day | PLN 1,192 | PLN 1,250 | PLN 1,375 | 11 |
| All levels | PLN | year | PLN 175,000 | PLN 286,000 | PLN 340,580 | 11 |
| All levels | ZAR | year | ZAR 900,000 | ZAR 1,015,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | 10 |
| All levels | PHP | month | ₱113,750 | ₱160,000 | ₱181,250 | 8 |