Data Engineer market brief · Plano, TX
Data Engineer Jobs in Plano, TX
120 data engineer openings are live in the Plano, TX area from 64 employers, led by Capital One, Diverse Lynx LLC, and Lockheed Martin. The middle half of posted salaries runs $99,840–$129,600 a year (median $106,267), from the 54% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 35% of openings. 14% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 4, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 120
- Live data engineer openings currently tracked in the Plano market.
Companies hiring
- 64
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $106,267
- 54% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Plano is senior-heavy for data engineer roles: 41% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
120
Hiring employers
64
Salary coverage
54%
Median experience
5.5 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
73
29 companies · $104,120 median
Established employers
19
14 companies
Top of market
6
5 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$99,840
P50
$106,267
P75
$129,600
P90
$174,200
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live data engineer listings in Plano
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare data engineer opportunities in Plano, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 120 live roles tracked in this market.
- 64 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 4, 2026.
A practical market plan for Data Engineer in Plano
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
120 data engineer openings across 64 employers establish the current Plano opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Senior leads the derived level mix with 42 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Capital One is one of the most active visible employers, with 20 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
Move from the Plano market view into active employers and representative data engineer openings
Employer activity · 64 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 120 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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- Senior Data Engineer · Reailize
- Data Engineer 5 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer 4 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer 5 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer 4 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer 5 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer 4 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) (MEG) · Capital One
- Data Engineer II - Snowflake, dbt, AWS · Travelers
- Engineering Tools & Analytics Engineer · Sol-Ark, LLC
- Lead Data Engineer · Brown & Brown
- Data Engineer · Brown & Brown
Data Engineer jobs in Plano: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many data engineer jobs are open in Plano?
Metaintro tracks 120 live data engineer openings from 64 employers in the Plano, TX area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do data engineer jobs in Plano pay?
The median posted salary is $106,267 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $99,840 to $129,600. Based on the 54% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most data engineer openings in Plano?
Senior roles lead with 42 openings. Experience level is known for 86% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for data engineer jobs in Plano?
Capital One, Diverse Lynx LLC, Lockheed Martin, and Prolim Global have the most open data engineer roles here right now, out of 64 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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