Remote Data Engineer salary
Base pay in the United States, from 30 postings by 23 employers that published the pay range.
Median base pay per year
$161,000
A typical posting offers $144,000 to $195,500.
10th percentile $140k – $205k
middle half $227k
90th percentile
What a Data Engineer does
Builds and maintains the pipelines that move data from source systems into a warehouse or lake where analysts and models can use it. The job is software engineering applied to data: ingestion, transformation, orchestration, data quality checks, and cost control. When a dashboard shows a wrong number or a table arrives late, the data engineer is the one who traces it.
By level
| Level | Typical range | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $103,000 – $177,500 | $136,000 | 10 |
| Senior | $139,500 – $175,000 | $157,000 | 9 |
| Staff & Principal | $183,000 – $241,000 | $215,000 | 10 |
By employer
| Employer | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Interactive | $167,500 | 2 |
| Coinbase | $165,000 | 2 |
| Judi Health | $157,000 | 3 |
| Accenture Federal Services | $142,500 | 4 |
Open Data Engineer jobs with published pay
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Senior Staff Data Engineer, Foundational Data
Airbnb · Remote (US)
Engineering $248,000 – $310,000 per year Posted Sep 22, 2026 -
Principal Data Engineer
ZoomInfo · Remote (US)
Data & AI Full-time $171,500 – $269,500 per year Posted Oct 16, 2026 -
Principal Data Engineer
Hims & Hers · Remote (US)
Data & AI Full-time $220K - $260K Posted Sep 3, 2026 -
Senior Staff Data Engineer
SmithRx · Remote (US)
Data & AI $214,200 – $252,000 per year Posted Sep 9, 2026 -
Senior Data Engineer, Ads
Discord · Remote (US)
Data & AI $196,000 – $245,000 per year Posted Nov 19, 2025 -
Staff Data Engineer, Market Data
Coinbase · Remote (US)
Engineering $207,485 – $244,100 per year Posted Aug 20, 2026 -
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Staff Data Engineer
Fanatics Betting & Gaming · Remote · New York, NY
Data & AI $180,500 – $237,500 per year Posted Nov 4, 2026 -
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Staff Data Engineer
Eve · Remote · San Mateo, CA
Engineering $185,000 – $210,000 per year Posted Sep 15, 2026