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Data Engineer / Scientist Salary — 2026
Live figures from 2558 active job postings. Updated daily from public ATS feeds.
Generated 2026-09-29 · 41% of postings have published salary
P25
$165,000
Median
$196,500
P75
$237,500
USD base salary · 959 roles with published salary · range $72,500–$675,000
Full salary breakdown by currency
| Currency | Median | P25 | P75 | Min | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 196,500 | 165,000 | 237,500 | 72,500 | 959 |
| CAD | 165,250 | 126,750 | 192,500 | 109,000 | 34 |
| EUR | 69,000 | 60,500 | 104,000 | 34,200 | 31 |
| GBP | 95,000 | 70,000 | 112,500 | 60,000 | 27 |
Top companies by open Data Engineer / Scientist headcount
- 1. Accenture Federal Services 44 open roles
- 2. Brillio 34 open roles
- 3. OpenAI 25 open roles
- 4. Novartis 24 open roles
- 5. CI&T 24 open roles
- 6. Visa 23 open roles
- 7. Airwallex 21 open roles
- 8. Lyft 20 open roles
- 9. Vanguard 19 open roles
- 10. Anthropic 18 open roles
Methodology
Salary figures are parsed from structured fields and free-text descriptions in job postings scraped daily from public ATS APIs. Only postings with an explicit salary range or value are included (41% of 2,558 active Data Engineer / Scientist roles as of 2026-09-29). Values represent base salary as stated — equity and bonus are excluded. Midpoint of a stated range is used for percentile calculations.
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