Data Engineer salary in Washington

Data Engineers working in Washington earn normally around 173,200 USD per year and most of the Data salaries are between 80,400 USD and 206,400 USD per year.

If you earn less than 80,400 USD then it might be the time to speak with your boss to get a raise or to look for a new Data Engineer job in Washington.

If you want to check the stats for a different technology or city, select it below (not all options have enough data yet):

Average and median Data Engineer salary in Washington

The average salary for Data Engineers in Washington is 154,200 USD per year, while the median salary is 173,200 USD per year - where does the difference between average and median come from?

The average salary is calculated as the sum of all salaries divided by the number of them. The median salary is the one that the typical Data Engineer earns, which means, exactly 50% earn more than 173,200 USD and 50% earn less than this.

The difference occurs because often there are a few very high outlier salaries, which drag the average salary value up. Therefore, if you compare your salary to the market, it is better to look at the median value.

Data Engineer compensation statistics and percentiles in Washington

The top 25% best earning Data Engineers earn more than 179,700 USD per year and the top 10% reach over 206,400 USD, which is quite a nice compensation and something to strive for.

At the same time, 25% of the lowest earning Data Engineers earn less than 126,700 USD per year and 10% earn less than 80,400 USD.

Data salaries in other states in the U.S.

You have to be aware that the salaries for Data Engineers can vary a lot in different states. This page shows the salaries in Washington, but you can select a different state below: