Remote Data Engineering Salary (2026)
Based on 434 live, fully-remote Data Engineering listings in the SleepHire index — real salaries from company job posts, not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.
25th pct
$90K
Median
$149K
75th pct
$192K
Median by seniority
junior$52K · 80 roles
mid$132K · 27 roles
senior$155K · 121 roles
staff$217K · 32 roles
principal$189K · 24 roles
lead$155K · 31 roles
manager$173K · 27 roles
director$225K · 11 roles
Figures are gross (pre-tax) annualised USD equivalents derived from the salary ranges published on each listing. Percentiles use the midpoint of each range.
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