Data & Database Engineering · Database Engineering

P3 · P3 — Mid-Level Professional · Individual contributor

Median pay · United States

$82,468

$64,786 – $104,977 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)

Level position

P3 · 2 of 5 in track

Median pay

$82,468

$64,786–$104,977

Level

P3 · 2 of 5 in track

Super-function

technology

Demand-heat

cool

-0.7% growth

Summary

Database Engineering — designs, implements, tunes, secures, and operates relational and NoSQL database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB) and managed cloud database platforms (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Snowflake, Redshift). Distinct from Data Pipeline/ETL Engineering (which centers on data movement and transformation workflows) and Data Modeling/Analytics focuses: this focus owns the database engine itself — performance tuning, backup/recovery, security configuration, schema design, clustering, and reliability of the persistence layer.

This level — P3 P3 — Mid-Level Professional

Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects

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