How Much Do Remote Data Engineer Jobs Pay? (November 2026)
As of November 2026, the median Data Engineer salary for remote roles is $168,250 a year. Most roles pay between $121,431 and $224,750 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 146 live salaried listings across 109 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
- All Agility Robotics roles →
- Senior Engineering Manager, Data PlatformStaff Software Engineer, Data PlatformSenior Data EngineerFederal Senior Data EngineerAll Horizon3 AI roles →
- Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Remote -Eligible)Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 (Remote- Eligible)Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 (Remote- Eligible)All Capital One roles →
- All Machinify * roles →
- All Motional roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings for remote roles; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: Data Engineer listings for remote roles 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.