Data Platform Engineer salary
4 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for data platform engineer roles at senior level across the United States: 24 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $156,838 and $227,743, with a median of $187,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $157,500 and senior $187,000. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 19% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 4 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
4 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $117,763 – $212,500 | $157,500 | 12 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $156,838 – $227,743 | $187,000 | 24 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$145,000 – CA$157,940 | CA$155,000 | 5hint |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $183,000 – $199,450 | $192,500 | 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 market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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1 pageOpen data platform engineer roles · 35 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, $120,000–$233,600scale $70,000–$330,000
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