What is the average Data Engineer salary in Seattle?

The median midpoint of 10 live Data Engineer postings in Seattle is $310k a year. Half of them fall between $258k and $361k.

Which companies pay Data Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($363k), OpenAI ($361k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Data Engineer salary in Seattle

What employers are offering right now, from 10 live Data Engineer postings in Seattle that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$310k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$258k–$361k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$445k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$196k

$227k

$258k

$289k

$321k

$352k

$383k

$414k

Top-paying companies for Data Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	$363k	3
OpenAI	$361k	2

Highest-paying open Data Engineer jobs

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AnthropicRemote

Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY $405k – $485k/yr

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OpenAI

Data Engineer, Core Experimentation

Seattle Full-time $347k – $385k/yr

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Anthropic

Data Engineer, Product

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $320k – $405k/yr

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OpenAI

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

San Francisco · New York City Full-time $266k – $445k/yr

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Anthropic

Recruiting Analytics Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA $285k – $380k/yr

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Robinhood

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Bellevue, WA $264k – $310k/yr

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Data Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Data Engineer salary in Seattle?: The median midpoint of 10 live Data Engineer postings in Seattle is $310k a year. Half of them fall between $258k and $361k.
Which companies pay Data Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic ($363k), OpenAI ($361k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.