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2026 Salary Benchmark
Remote Data Engineer Salary
ETL, warehousing, dbt, Snowflake, Airflow — pipelines and data platforms.
| Level | USD / year | NGN / year |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | $30k – $58k | ₦45M – ₦87M |
| Mid | $58k – $110k | ₦87M – ₦165M |
| Senior | $110k – $175k | ₦165M – ₦263M |
| Staff/Lead | $160k – $240k | ₦240M – ₦360M |
Skills employers actually pay for
PythonSQLSnowflakedbtAirflowKafka
How we calculate these ranges
USD bands are taken from active fully-remote listings on RemoteJobs44 cross-referenced with public Glassdoor and Levels.fyi data. NGN equivalents use a ~1500 NGN/USD reference rate. Senior bands assume 5+ years experience and fully-remote contracts with US, UK, or EU companies. Local-only roles paid in NGN typically pay 30–60% less.
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