Big Data Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a Big Data Engineer make in the United States? The average Big Data Engineer salary in the United States is $148,436 as of May 28, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $134,824 and $163,493. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Big Data Engineer
Tech3pillars Technologies - Yuma , AZ
Job Title: Big Data Engineer Location: Scottsdale, AZ (onsite) Must have Skills: In-depth Big Data, Hadoop, Hive Queries in AWS, Groovy Scripting, testing, test automation, debugging. REST API ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 6 days ago
Lead Big Data Engineer (Team Lead) - Hybrid Denver, CO
GridX - Denver , CO
We are looking for a Lead Big Data Engineer - Team Lead who will work on building and managing Big Data Pipelines for us to manage inputs to accurately generate analytics at scale for our valued ...
JobBoard.io Standard Distribution - 8 days ago
Big Data Developer
OmegaHires - Phoenix , AZ
Big Data Developer Job Type: Contract-to-Hire Job Location: Phoenix, AZ - Local or ready to relocate Required Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 1 day ago
Java Big Data Engineer
Mastech Digital - Phoenix , AZ
We are currently seeking a Java Big Data Engineer for our client in the Healthcare domain. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth. This is a ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 43 days ago
Senior Big Data Engineer
Unreal Gigs - San Francisco , CA
As a Senior Big Data Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining our big data infrastructure and pipelines. You'll work on challenging projects, from data ingestion ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 60 days ago
Principal Software Engineer Big Data (Prisma Access)
Palo Alto Networks - Santa Clara , CA
Job Description Your Career We are seeking an experienced Big Data Software Engineer to design, develop and deliver next-generation technologies within our Prisma Access team. We want passionate ...
ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 29 days ago

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Big Data Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Big Data Engineer ranges from $134,824 to $163,493 with the average base salary of $148,436. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $140,642 to $176,137 with the average total cash compensation of $156,572.

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