Data Engineering salary in Irvine
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Data Engineering pay in Irvine is measured from 5 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 5 postings put the middle half between $130,500 and $159,000, with a median of $159,000.
Against the 14 other measured markets for data engineering at senior, this sits below 7 of them; San Francisco leads at $205,000.
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.
11 data engineering roles are open in Irvine right now, 6 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $130,500 – $159,000 | $159,000 | 5hint |
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 Irvine · 6 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $103,000–$190,000scale $60,000–$270,000
Azure Cloud Data Engineer(Korean Bilingual) SBT Global, Inc. · Irvine New $105,000–$135,000 2d ago Senior Data Engineer - Apartments.com CoStar Group · Irvine $128,000–$190,000 4d ago Data Engineer II - Apartments.com - Irvine, CA CoStar Group · Irvine $103,000–$153,000 3w ago 
Principal Data Platform Engineer Ventura Foods · Irvine $150,000–$200,000 7w ago 
10607 - Senior Data Engineer (Python) Hyundai Autoever America · Irvine $96,550–$138,061 2mo ago Product Data Engineer Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa $117,000–$154,000 3mo ago Big Data Engineer TP-Link Systems Inc. · Irvine In listing 6w ago Data Engineering Summer Intern (May-Aug '27) Skyworks · Irvine Pay not stated Data Engineering Winter/Spring Co-Op (Jan-June '27) Skyworks · Irvine Pay not stated Data Engineering Summer/Fall Co-Op (June - Dec '27) Skyworks · Irvine Pay not stated Data Engineering Winter/Spring Co-Op (Jan-June '27) Skyworks · Irvine Pay not stated