Data Engineers design, build, and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and infrastructure that enable data analysts and scientists to work effectively. They work with tools like Apache Spark, dbt, Snowflake, and Airflow. Distinct from data analysts and data scientists, data engineers are in extremely high demand.
Pay
$97,000
Lower reported wage
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$211,450
Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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No Data Engineer SOC. Modern data engineering (Spark, dbt, Airflow) fits 15-1252 Software Developers. Salary often upper end.
Annual median review, October 27, 2026: The stored BLS occupation includes a broader population than this specialty, title, or credential. No separate annual median for this role has been verified in the reviewed source, so the broader occupation median is not presented as its own. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
SOC 15-1252BLS EP 2025-35Verified 2026-04-28View on BLS
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