What salary should I be targeting? (Numbers inside)
Reddit r/dataengineering2w5 min read
I have about 7 years of experience 6/7 in defense, 1 contracting in FAANG and I’m trying to get a better sense of what the market looks like right now for senior data engineers, particularly for fully remote roles. I’m currently at $135k base and accepted a new fully remote role at $160k base . I initially felt pretty good about the jump, but I’ve started reconsidering whether I should be targeting higher total comp. A coworker who was doing the same job as me at the same contracting firm was making around $190k base. He recently left for a company in sf where his new package is $200k base + $
