Salary insights for developers by programming language, seniority, and type of contract (UoP – gross; B2B – net).
All information in this article was updated in January 2023.
Based on the report published by the most popular IT job board and our internal analysis gathered during 2022, we prepared an insight into salaries for a Data Engineer.
Meanwhile, we want you to know that we are in the process of gathering data regarding the most recent wages, together with cross-checking candidates’ expectations and employers’ offers.
Stay tuned for our most recent internal insights!
Data Engineer salary by seniority level – UoP
Data disclaimer:
The table is based on the report published by justjoin.it and our internal data analysis during 2022.
Key points:
- According to the report published by justjoin.it, Junior Data Engineer‘s average optimal salary was 7 702 PLN gross on UoP. After analysing our internal data, we counted the optimal wage for Juniors as 9 000 PLN.
- Justjoin.it claims that the optimal average wage for Mid Data Engineer counted as 15 531 PLN gross on UoP. In comparison, at NTIATIVE, the optimal salary for the mid-level back then was 14 000 PLN.
- According to the justjoin.it data, a Senior Data Engineer typically earned 21 407 PLN gross on UoP. Meanwhile, in 2022, our clients’ salary for the senior role counted as 20 000 PLN.
- Regarding our internal data, the minimum salary for a Lead Data Engineer was 22 000 PLN gross on UoP. We haven’t calculated the exact numbers for the optimal wage due to insufficient data.
Data Engineer salary by seniority level – B2B
Data disclaimer:
The table is based on the report published by justjoin.it and our internal data analysis during 2022.
Key points:
- According to justjoin.it, Junior Data Engineer‘s average optimal salary was 9 245 PLN net on B2B. After analysing our internal data, we counted the optimal wage for Juniors as 10 000 PLN.
- Justjoin.it claims that the optimal average wage for a Mid Data Engineer counted as 17 968 PLN net on B2B; at NTIATIVE, we calculated it as 15 000 PLN.
- According to the justjoin.it data, a Senior Data Engineer typically earns 28 328 PLN net on B2B. At NTIATIVE, the optimal salary for the senior role in 2022 counted as 20 000 PLN.
- Regarding our internal data, the minimum salary for a Lead Data Engineer was 25 000 PLN net on B2B. We haven’t calculated the exact numbers for the optimal wage due to insufficient data.






