Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Engineer during 2025 is USD 105,000

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The average mid-level / intermediate Data Engineer salary lies between USD 80,000 and USD 137,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Data Engineer
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 170,000
Top 25%
$ 137,000
Median
$ 105,000
Bottom 25%
$ 80,000
Bottom 10%
$ 60,300

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Data Engineer job listings are Cloud, Analytics and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 8 jobs Analytics | 5 jobs Machine Learning | 5 jobs AWS | 5 jobs Python | 5 jobs SQL | 5 jobs Computer Science | 5 jobs Lambda | 4 jobs Clearance | 4 jobs Agile | 4 jobs Strategy | 3 jobs Artificial Intelligence | 3 jobs Automation | 3 jobs APIs | 3 jobs Kafka | 3 jobs Business Intelligence | 3 jobs Data Analytics | 3 jobs Big Data | 2 jobs Azure | 2 jobs S3 | 2 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Data Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex vacation. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 6 jobs Health care | 5 jobs Flex vacation | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Flex hours | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Salary bonus | 3 jobs Wellness | 2 jobs Team events | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Equity / stock options | 1 jobs Flat hierarchy | 1 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs Competitive pay | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs

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