Data engineer salary outside the 35 listed cities
39 data engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities, from 31 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $109K and the median top is $151K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $80K to $130K, and the middle half of the tops from $130K to $189K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 86 data engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities RoleWeek lists, 39 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $80K | $109K | $130K |
| Top of the posted range | $130K | $151K | $189K |
Not counted: 34 roles list no salary, 7 list pay by the hour and 6 list a yearly range in Canadian dollars. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | 17 | $109K $78K–$120K | $150K $130K–$164K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 39, newest first. Show all data engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities that list a salary
Data Engineer - Python, PySpark, SQL
WiproLas Vegas, NV$60K–$135K/yrSparkAI and Data Science Specialist
AtkinsRéalisTallahassee, FL$115K–$130K/yrLLMsRAG5+ yrsData Scientist
AEPTulsa, OK$74.6K–$151.1K/yrSQLRData Scientist
WiproLouisville, KY$80K–$158K/yrPythonSQLSr. Azure Databricks Data Engineer / Architect
CognizantSanFrancisco, CAHybrid$100K–$117K/yrSQLSparkManager, Data Science
ColgateOverland Park, KS$124K–$174K/yrLLMsAWS5+ yrsData Scientist
DT Professional ServicesPort Hueneme, CA$80K–$100K/yrTemporaryPower BIHTMLNo account needed3+ yrsAI & I Data Analytics Research Fellow – Radiation Oncology
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$72K–$84.2K/yrPythonPyTorchData Engineer
Gundersen HealthWisconsin · Minnesota · IowaHybridFrom $78K/yrPower BIPythonData Engineer (remote US)
HarperCollins PublishersUS$120K–$130K/yrAzureSQL Server5+ yrsData Scientist
John DeereMoline, ILOn-site$109.3K–$163.9K/yrPythonR4+ yrsPrincipal Platform Software Engineer - Oracle Health Data & Analytics
OracleUS$105.9K–$234.6K/yrJavaPythonNo account needed7+ yrsSenior/Staff Data Scientist (ACF)
SkylightUSRemote$90K–$230K/yrDatabricksPower BINo account neededData Engineer
Agile DefenseFalls Church, Fort Meade +2On-site$135K–$165K/yrSparkDatabricksNo account needed(USA) Staff, Data Scientist
WalmartBentonville, AR$110K–$220K/yrLLMsRAG4+ yrsDocument & Data Management Spec III
FluorGreenville, SCOn-site$60K–$111K/yrManager, Analytics and Data Platform
Lincoln ElectricCleveland, OH$141.9K–$177.3K/yrSAPAzure8+ yrsApplied Data Scientist
CognizantMason, OHOn-site$130K–$150K/yrLLMsPythonData Platform Cloud Architect, Financial Services
OracleOH$147.3K–$243.8K/yrOracle DatabaseNo account needed10+ yrsData Engineer - Honolulu
Agile DefenseCamp Smith, HIOn-site$135K–$165K/yrSparkDatabricksNo account neededReal Estate Lending Data Engineer
BRMiVienna, Pensacola$120K–$154K/yrPythonJava10+ yrsSenior Data Engineer
State of FloridaTallahassee, FLOn-site$70K–$90K/yrPythonSQL6+ yrsSenior Data Engineer
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN$141K–$204.5K/yrPower BIdbt5+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: Data engineer jobs in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities (86 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.