Data Engineering salary in San Diego
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 14, 2026
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Data Engineering pay in San Diego is measured from 5 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 5 postings put the middle half between $155,500 and $192,500, with a median of $177,000.
Against the 14 other measured markets for data engineering at senior, this sits below 2 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.
8 data engineering roles are open in San Diego right now, 7 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $155,500 – $192,500 | $177,000 | 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 San Diego · 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, $97,000–$212,400scale $50,000–$300,000
Data Engineer, Finance (R6329) Shield AI · San Diego $97,000–$140,000 6d ago Manager, Data Engineering Insulet Corporation · San Diego $168,800–$253,250 2w ago 
Senior Data Engineer Sony · San Diego $180,000–$205,000 2w ago Staff Data Engineer Illumina · San Diego $141,600–$212,400 4w ago 
Staff Data Engineer Dexcom · San Diego $116,600–$194,400 2mo ago 
Data Warehouse Tester Collabera · San Diego $112,500–$160,000e 10y ago