Data Engineer vs Data Scientist
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Data Engineer
Data Scientist
Median salary
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25th percentile
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75th percentile
$40,749,569,275
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Top 10% earn above
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Listings with salary
235
243
Remote/hybrid
27%
24%
Top skills: Data Engineer
data-engineeringdata-engineersenior-data-engineeretl-developmentdata science & analytics
Top skills: Data Scientist
data-sciencedata science & analyticsfull-timemachine-learningtechnical
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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