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Data Engineer Salary in Europe (2026)

Data engineers build and maintain data pipelines, warehouses, and infrastructure that power analytics and machine learning. Compare salary ranges across 6 European cities for junior, mid, and senior levels.

Also searched as: analytics engineer, data pipeline engineer, big data engineer.

Data Engineer salary by city

Senior Data Engineer salary comparison: Europe 2026

CityCountrySenior salary rangeCurrency
AmsterdamNetherlands€94k – €122kEUR
RotterdamNetherlands€88k – €115kEUR
BerlinGermany€90k – €118kEUR
BrusselsBelgium€91k – €118kEUR
LondonUnited Kingdom£100k – £132kGBP
ParisFrance€86k – €114kEUR

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Data sourced from LinkedIn Salary, Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, and the Robert Half Tech Salary Guide. Based on 500+ reported salaries per role.

Reviewed by the Talenture hiring team. Updated quarterly.

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