Backend Engineer vs Data Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Backend Engineer
Data Engineer
Median salary
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25th percentile
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$39,000,065,000
75th percentile
$62,000,149,500
$52,000,071,500
Top 10% earn above
$6,300,000
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Listings with salary
165
83
Remote/hybrid
21%
15%
Top skills: Backend Engineer
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Top skills: Data Engineer
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Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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