Data Engineering salary in Austin
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Data Engineering pay in Austin is measured from 12 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 7 postings put the middle half between $152,538 and $209,600, with a median of $170,950.
Against the 14 other measured markets for data engineering at senior, this sits below 3 of them; San Francisco leads at $205,000.
Every range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
17 data engineering roles are open in Austin right now, 10 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $89,946 – $217,000 | $107,700 | 5hint |
| Senior | $152,538 – $209,600 | $170,950 | 7hint |
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 engineering roles in Austin · 10 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–$273,500scale $70,000–$390,000
Manager, Data Engineering Bigcommerce · Remote · US New $150,000–$250,000 3d ago Data Engineering Manager PayPal · Austin $160,500–$273,500 4d ago Senior Data Engineer - Vehicle Quality Engineering Generalmotors · Warren $125,000–$168,650 11d ago Senior Data Engineer Generalmotors · Austin $125,000–$168,650 12d ago 
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 Global Tapeout and Mask Operations, Biz App and Data Engineer (2026 New College Graduate) Globalfoundries · Austin $54,200–$110,300 4mo 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 Entry Level Infermatica(ETL) Developer Hadronts · Austin $87,500–$126,700e 9y ago