4,222 active jobs. 1,324 companies. Median salary $131K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-05-28.
Data Engineer sits at the intersection of software and data — SQL and Python are near-equal requirements at 66% and 69%.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 60% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $99K to $190K.
Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.
Salary increase: +$38K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior
Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 112% of postings
Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 209 | $106K | $139K | $179K |
| Mid-Level | 70 | $78K | $102K | $180K |
| Lead | 68 | $131K | $150K | $161K |
| Junior | 49 | $78K | $80K | $160K |
| Staff | 41 | $145K | $169K | $228K |
| Manager | 29 | $115K | $157K | $446K |
| Director | 12 | $160K | $182K | $250K |
Mid-Level → Senior: +$38K (37%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | $130K | USD |
| Remote | 55 | $155K | USD |
| India | 19 | $10K | USD |
| United Kingdom | 3 | $80K | GBP |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 1.4% |
| Remote | 14.1% |
| Hybrid | 3.7% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pwc | 76 | 1.8% |
| Jobgether | 73 | 1.7% |
| Amazon | 65 | 1.5% |
| Amgen | 62 | 1.5% |
| Barclays | 50 | 1.2% |
| Bah | 44 | 1.0% |
| Capitalone | 44 | 1.0% |
| Devoteam | 43 | 1.0% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 990 |
| India | 643 |
| Remote | 294 |
| United Kingdom | 164 |
| France | 126 |
| Poland | 102 |
| Canada | 84 |
| Germany | 55 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 53.6% | 1,356 |
| Master's Degree | 17.5% | 443 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 11.3% | 286 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 0.8% | 20 |
Free access. No registration required. Updated daily.
View Data Engineer Jobs