Data Engineer vs Backend Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Data Engineer
Backend Engineer
Median salary
$80,000,090,000
$NaN
25th percentile
$6,000,001
$17,500,003
75th percentile
$80,000,103,700
$NaN
Top 10% earn above
$80,000,103,700
$35,000,055,000
Listings with salary
11
121
Remote/hybrid
45%
9%
Top skills: Data Engineer
engineeringitsoftwarecloudengineer
Top skills: Backend Engineer
backend-developmentpythonengineeringseniorbackend
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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