Data Engineer salary in Atlanta
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Data Engineer pay in Atlanta is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $138,513 and $161,238, with a median of $147,250.
Against the 10 other measured markets for data engineer at senior, this sits below 9 of them; San Francisco leads at $209,000.
The one range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
8 data engineer roles are open in Atlanta right now, 6 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $138,513 – $161,238 | $147,250 | 6hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open data engineer roles in Atlanta · 6 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $115,000–$206,800scale $60,000–$290,000
Cloud Pipeline Data Engineer CACI · Remote · US $98,500–$206,800 3w ago Senior Data Engineer Mastercard · Atlanta $115,000–$184,000 3w ago 
Data Engineer II (Databricks, AWS) Travelers · Atlanta $126,500–$208,700 7w ago Data Engineer FanDuel · Atlanta $116,000–$145,000 3mo ago 
Lead Data Engineer (Databricks, Big Data) Norfolk Southern · Atlanta $145,000–$184,500e 5w ago 
Senior Data Engineer Invesco · Atlanta $145,000–$184,500e 3mo ago