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Salary guide 2026

Data Engineer salary in Virginia

$211,200

typical yearly pay

Most Data Engineer roles in Virginia publish pay between $211,200 and $223,750, based on 37 live listings from 3 employers.

$176k (low end)$306k (high end)

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Top-paying employers hiring now

Mastercard$213,500

Capital One$211,200

KBR$112,200

Highest-paying open Data Engineer jobs

Senior Director, Data Engineer · Capital OneMcLean, VA$315k–$359k Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Remote -Eligible) · Capital OneMcLean, VA$286k–$327k Lead Data Engineer · MastercardArlington, Virginia$161k–$266k Data Engineer 5 · Capital OneMcLean, VA$230k–$262k Data Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC)-Risk Tech · Capital OneMcLean, VA$230k–$262k Data Engineer 5 · Capital OneMcLean, VA$230k–$262k Data Engineer 5 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital OneRichmond, VA$230k–$262k Data Engineer 5, Marketing and Messaging (Enterprise Platform Technology) · Capital OneMcLean, VA$209k–$239k

Other salaries in Virginia

Physician$277k Machine Learning Engineer$211k Security Engineer$211k Program Manager$197k Software Engineer$195k Product Manager$176k Data Scientist$173k Account Executive$165k Project Manager$155k Electrical Engineer$153k Data Analyst$134k Recruiter$129k Operations Manager$120k Business Analyst$119k Talent Acquisition$106k Financial Analyst$103k

Based on salary ranges employers published on active JobPedestal listings (annual USD), updated daily. Not a guarantee of pay.