Data Engineer salary in New York.
Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.
The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.
25th percentile
$82,500
Median (50th)
$108,000
Calibrated estimate
75th percentile
$139,500
Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.
Data Engineer market in New York.
Data engineering pay has held up better than any other data specialism through the 2024-25 correction. Companies still need contractors to stabilise modern-data-stack setups; senior dbt + warehouse contractors bill £700-£1,000/day.
New York specifically: New York pays the highest US tech salaries outside the Bay Area, with finance and AI commanding a sharp premium. Total comp is concentrated in cash; equity refresh culture is less aggressive than the West Coast.
Members in this role typically add $12,000/year.
Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent ($60/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.
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