Data Engineer salary in Seattle
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Data Engineer pay in Seattle is measured from 6 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 6 postings put the middle half between $170,163 and $185,163, with a median of $170,650.
Against the 10 other measured markets for data engineer at senior, this sits below 2 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.
7 data engineer roles are open in Seattle right now, 5 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $170,163 – $185,163 | $170,650 | 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 Seattle · 5 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, $140,000–$385,000scale $80,000–$540,000
Sr. Data Engineer Seattle Children's · Seattle New $133,247–$199,871 1d ago 
Data Engineer, Billing & Payments Anthropic · San Francisco $320,000–$405,000 12d ago 
Senior Data Engineer (Seattle) Airwallex · Seattle $140,000–$240,000 2w ago 
Data Engineer, Core Experimentation OpenAI · Seattle $347,000–$385,000 2w ago 
Staff Data Engineer - US Teleport · Remote · US $222,000–$342,000 2mo ago AWS Data Engineer (Associate) Mactores · Remote · US $87,500–$126,700e 4y ago AWS Data Engineer (Senior) Mactores · Remote · US $170,325–$195,000e 4y ago