Data Engineer Jobs & Career Guide
What 2,789 live Data Engineer postings ask for: skills, experience, pay and the employers hiring, measured from the postings.
- Open roles
- 2,789
- Employers
- 1,162
- Remote
- 17%
- Typical pay
- $99k–223k
- Verified live (7d)
- 2,430
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $81k | 51 |
| 3–5 years | $120k | 270 |
| 6–9 years | $166k | 203 |
| 10+ years | $140k | 64 |
Skills in demand
Across 2,753 data engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 66%
- 58%
- 53%
- 39%
- 39%
- 30%
- 29%
- 29%
- 26%
- 25%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 1,974 postings stated one
- 13%
- 49%
- 23%
- 14%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 1,487 postings stated one
- 30%
- 46%
- 24%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 834 postings stated one
- 1.7%
- 0.1%
- 95%
- 1.9%
- 1.2%