Data Engineer salary in Austin
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 9, 2026
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Data Engineer pay in Austin is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $149,681 and $192,513, with a median of $164,600.
Against the 10 other measured markets for data engineer at senior, this sits below 3 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.
13 data engineer roles are open in Austin right now, 7 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $149,681 – $192,513 | $164,600 | 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 Austin · 7 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, $125,000–$279,000scale $70,000–$400,000
Data Engineer Fluidstack · Austin $224,000–$279,000 3w ago Data Engineer - Data Software Engineering and Cloud Platforms, Early Career Generalmotors · Austin $84,900–$130,500 5w ago 
Senior Staff Data Engineer Zendesk · Austin $200,000–$300,000 5w ago Data Engineer - Sr. Consultant level Visa · Bellevue $152,200–$243,700 7w ago Senior Data Engineer – Vehicle Telematics Platform Generalmotors · Austin $129,400–$168,650 2mo ago Staff Data Engineer Visa · Austin In listing 9d ago 
Senior Data Engineer, Data Governance Lead roku · Austin $152,538–$209,600e 5w ago 
Customer Data Engineer Gridsight · San Francisco $181,250–$299,375e 3mo ago 
Senior Data Engineer Cloudflare · Austin $152,538–$209,600e 3mo ago 
Data Engineer Base Power Company · Austin $89,946–$217,000e 4mo ago Data Engineer Cross Screen Media · Remote · US $89,946–$217,000e 6mo ago