Data Engineer vs Software Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Data Engineer
Software Engineer
Median salary
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25th percentile
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$35,000,080,000
75th percentile
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Top 10% earn above
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Listings with salary
231
250
Remote/hybrid
26%
25%
Top skills: Data Engineer
data-engineeringdata-engineersenior-data-engineeretl-developmentdata science & analytics
Top skills: Software Engineer
software engineeringsoftware-engineeringbackend-engineeringsenior-software-engineersoftware-development
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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