How Much Do Data Engineer Jobs Pay in New York? (November 2026)
As of November 2026, the median Data Engineer salary in New York is $209,375 a year. Most roles pay between $128,200 and $270,297 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 138 live salaried listings across 83 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.
Highest-paying employers
- Data EngineerData Engineer, Billing & PaymentsData Engineer, GTMData Engineer, ProductRecruiting Analytics Data EngineerAll Anthropic roles →
- Senior Data Engineer, Proprietary Research Data Engineer, Knowledge Graph Quantitative Developer - CIO OfficeData Engineer, Proprietary ResearchAll Point72 roles →
- All Capgroup roles →
- All Jain Global roles →
- All Schonfeld roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in New York; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: Data Engineer listings in New York with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.