Six Figure Work

Data engineer jobs with a published base of $100K+

Data engineers build the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that analysts and machine learning teams depend on. Postings run from founding data engineers at startups to senior and staff roles at consultancies and health companies.

Published pay at a glance

308 open postings from 168 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$146,800
Median midpoint of published ranges
$165,400
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$125,600 and $179,400
Median published range width
$50K
Publish a starting base of $150K+
48%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
13%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K69
  2. $125K - $150K91
  3. $150K - $175K46
  4. $175K - $200K62
  5. $200K - $225K21
  6. $225K - $250K11
  7. $250K - $275K2
  8. $275K - $300K4
  9. $300K - $325K2

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

119 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 308 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

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Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
Dragos4$192K
Machinify4$180K
Capital One36$179,400
Garner Health3$166K
The Hartford4$148,500
Anduril Industries3$147K
CrowdStrike3$140K
Amazon42$132,100
CoStar Group5$128K
SpaceX5$125K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (64), Virginia (46), Washington (36), New York (32), Connecticut (12), Texas (12), Illinois (7), New Jersey (6), Ohio (6), Massachusetts (5).

Of the 25% of postings that state a workplace: 17% remote, 53% hybrid, 30% on-site. 75% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.