AI Hiring Index
Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-29

Data Engineer salary at AI companies, 2026

23 open Data Engineer roles at 3 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $180k to $240k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $405k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.

Every one of the 9,201 posted ranges at 215 AI companies, as a spreadsheet-ready CSV: the AI Salary Report, US$29 once. Tables by company, by role title, by function and level, by region and by currency, and the 100 highest ranges. Refreshed four times a day for 12 months from purchase. See 20 sample rows first. Your company or role missing? Reply to the receipt and it is refunded. One payment in US dollars, nothing renews; sold by 2542038 Alberta Ltd., trading as AI Hiring Index.
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By company

The companies posting this role most often first.

CompanyRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Anthropic3$320k$405k$362k$405k
CoreWeave2$168k$223k$195k$242k
Regard2$162k$205k$184k$220k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Unspecified12$184k$278k$228k$405k
Senior10$177k$228k$199k$242k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Remote2$168k$262k$215k$325k
US21$180k$240k$209k$405k

Highest posted Data Engineer ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
AnthropicData Engineer, GTM$320k to $405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
OpenAIData Engineer$235k to $385kSan Francisco; Mountain View
WaymoSenior Data Engineer$251k to $310kMountain View, California, USA

Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies. Open roles: Data Engineer jobs at AI companies.

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