Data Engineer salary in the Netherlands
According to job ads, a Data Engineer usually earns between €4,900 and €5,700 gross per month. The median is €5,500, based on 73 jobs with a stated monthly salary.
Jobs from 9 November 2025 to 9 November 2026. Gross per month, rounded to €50. How this is calculated
What does a Data Engineer earn?
Choose a level. The bar shows the middle half of stated salaries, the line the median.
All levels
€5,500median per month
- 25% earn less than
- € 4,900
- 25% earn more than
- € 5,700
- Based on
- 73 jobs
Salary by level
The bar shows the 25th to 75th percentile of the weighted amounts, the line the median. All rows use the same scale. The Jobs column counts jobs with salary in the past 12 months.
| Level | Gross per month | Middle half | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All levels | €4,900 – €5,700 | €5,500 | 73 | |
| Mid-level | €4,650 – €5,600 | €5,450 | 46 | |
| Senior | €5,700 – €6,450 | €5,950 | 13 | |
| All roles | €4,900 – €6,000 | €5,400 | 418 |
There is not enough data yet for Junior and Lead.
Salary by place
We show a place from 8 jobs with a salary and sufficient spread across employers.
Data Engineer jobs
48 open now; 35 state a salary. As of 11 November 2026.
Other role salaries
- Data Analystmedian €5,000 per month52 jobs with salary
- Data Scientistmedian €5,450 per month35 jobs with salary
- AI Engineermedian €5,650 per month26 jobs with salary
- Business Analystmedian €5,200 per month21 jobs with salary
- Data Platform Engineermedian €5,600 per month19 jobs with salary
- BI Specialistmedian €5,050 per month17 jobs with salary
- Data Consultantmedian €5,350 per month15 jobs with salary
- Data Leadmedian €7,050 per month13 jobs with salary
- Data Stewardmedian €5,150 per month11 jobs with salary
- Privacy Officermedian €5,400 per month10 jobs with salary
- Data Architectmedian €6,450 per month9 jobs with salary
- Data Managermedian €5,550 per month9 jobs with salary
How this is calculated
- Source
- DataJobs jobs with a stated monthly salary.
- Period and sample
- 73 jobs with salary from 9 November 2025 to 9 November 2026. Open jobs: as of 11 November 2026.
- Definition
- For each job we use the middle of the stated salary range in euros per month, over the last twelve months. Annual amounts, internships and amounts with an unclear period are excluded. A group appears only from 8 jobs and enough different employers. Each employer accounts for at most 25% of the weight, requiring at least four employers. Amounts are not converted to a full working week.
- Rounding
- All amounts are gross per month and rounded to €50. Not every job states a level, so the levels add up to less than the total.
- Limitations
- Only jobs with a stated salary are included. These are offered salaries, not paid salaries. We count jobs, not employers. How we measure salaries. Download the salary data as CSV.
Frequently asked questions about Data Engineer salaries
What does a Data Engineer earn per month?
According to job ads, a Data Engineer usually earns between €4,900 and €5,700 gross per month. The median is €5,500, based on 73 jobs with a stated monthly salary. Jobs from 9 November 2025 to 9 November 2026, gross per month.
Are these gross monthly amounts?
Yes. We only count jobs with a gross monthly amount. Annual amounts and amounts without a clear period are excluded.
Why are some levels or regions missing?
We show a level or region only from 8 jobs with a salary and sufficient spread across employers. Each employer accounts for at most 25% of the weight.