Software Engineer vs Data Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Software Engineer
Data Engineer
Median salary
$NaN
$80,000,090,000
25th percentile
$4,000,040,000
$6,000,001
75th percentile
$4,000,040,000
$80,000,103,700
Top 10% earn above
$65,000,080,000
$80,000,103,700
Listings with salary
121
11
Remote/hybrid
19%
45%
Top skills: Software 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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