Hiring a data engineer in New York? Across 226 live data engineer postings in New York, the market pays a $185K median salary (typically $160K–$218K). Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for these hires — a 29-day average time to hire, 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network.
A data engineer builds and maintains the data pipelines, warehouses, and infrastructure the business runs on. Hiring one in New York means competing with the companies below.
What employers actually screen for, aggregated across 226 active data engineer postings in New York:
| Percentile | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 25th | $160K |
| Median | $185K |
| 75th | $218K |
Based on 151 data engineer postings in New York that disclose pay. Base only — equity is typically on top.
New York pays about 9% above the US median for this role ($170K).
The companies with the most live data engineer openings in New York, with what each pays and screens for (medians shown only where at least 3 postings disclose pay):
| Company | Open data engineer roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publicis Groupe | 9 | — | — |
| Capital One | 7 | $246K | Python, Java, Scala |
| Point72 | 5 | $250K | Python, Terraform, CI/CD |
| City of New York | 4 | — | Data Pipelines, Snowflake, AWS |
| 4 | — | Python, Java, Data Pipelines | |
| Anthropic | 4 | $363K | Python, Dbt, SQL |
| FanDuel | 4 | $160K | Python, Java, Scala |
| Coast | 3 | $195K | Python, SQL |
| CoreWeave | 3 | $212K | Python, Java, Scala |
| BlackRock | 3 | $162K | Python, Scala, Snowflake |
Where the data engineer demand sits across funding stages, across the 150 companies with the most live openings in New York:
| Stage | Companies hiring | Open roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 7 | 12 | $175K | City of New York, Verse Medical, Arlo Health |
| Series A | 12 | 16 | $213K | Joyful Health, Monk, Uncountable |
| Series B | 11 | 18 | $195K | Coast, Instagram, Regard |
| Series C | 3 | 3 | — | Electric Mind, Profound, Polymarket |
| Series D+ | 32 | 46 | $180K | Anthropic, FanDuel, Tabs |
| Public | 32 | 60 | $190K | Publicis Groupe, Capital One, Google |
A further 53 of those companies have no funding stage on file and are not shown above.
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. The process: align on the role and must-haves → a curated shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified data engineers (not resume volume) → a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average → a 90-day replacement guarantee. Backed by 300+ placements, a 2M+ candidate network, and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
A data engineer builds and maintains the data pipelines, warehouses, and infrastructure the business runs on.
What salary does a data engineer in New York command in 2026?Across 226 live postings in New York, a $185K median salary (typically $160K–$218K) — base only; equity is typically on top. Most postings expect 5+ years of experience.
What should you look for when hiring a data engineer?Depth in the skills these postings require (Python, SQL, Airflow, AWS, Snowflake, dbt, data pipelines, BigQuery), plus pipeline and warehouse experience, strong SQL, and distributed-data fluency. Recruiting from Scratch sends a shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified candidates, not resume volume.
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