Salary for Entry-level / Junior Data Engineer in United States during 2023

💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Data Engineer in United States during 2023 is USD 85,000

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The average entry-level / junior Data Engineer salary lies between USD 65,000 and USD 130,002 in the United States. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Data Engineer
Experience
Entry-level / Junior
Region
United States
Salary year
2023
Sample size
53
Top 10%
$ 160,000
Top 25%
$ 130,002
Median
$ 85,000
Bottom 25%
$ 65,000
Bottom 10%
$ 52,500

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: May 19, 2024

Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Data Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Data Engineer job listings are Python, SQL and Engineering. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 595 jobs SQL | 546 jobs Engineering | 450 jobs Pipelines | 353 jobs ETL | 342 jobs AWS | 301 jobs Spark | 291 jobs Big Data | 261 jobs Architecture | 253 jobs GCP | 241 jobs Computer Science | 235 jobs Azure | 234 jobs Machine Learning | 226 jobs Data pipelines | 214 jobs Java | 204 jobs DevOps | 183 jobs Agile | 173 jobs NoSQL | 168 jobs APIs | 164 jobs Docker | 146 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Data Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Data Engineer job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2023 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 329 jobs Startup environment | 195 jobs Flex hours | 142 jobs Team events | 113 jobs Health care | 112 jobs Flex vacation | 91 jobs Competitive pay | 90 jobs Salary bonus | 72 jobs Equity | 58 jobs Insurance | 57 jobs Parental leave | 56 jobs Yoga | 31 jobs Medical leave | 31 jobs 401(k) matching | 23 jobs Wellness | 23 jobs Snacks / Drinks | 20 jobs Home office stipend | 18 jobs Gear | 17 jobs Conferences | 16 jobs Fitness / gym | 14 jobs

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