Data Engineer Salary in Amsterdam

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What do Data Engineers earn in Amsterdam?

Data Engineers in Amsterdam earn a median of €74,000, with demand from Booking.com, Adyen, and a growing number of analytics-heavy scaleups. The modern data stack (dbt, Fivetran, Snowflake) is widely adopted, and engineers proficient across these tools command higher salaries.

The 30% tax ruling for international hires makes Amsterdam particularly attractive for European data engineering talent. Senior data engineers regularly earn €95,000–€115,000, with team lead and architect roles exceeding those figures.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): €42,000 – €57,000

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): €57,000 – €76,000

Senior (5–8 yrs): €76,000 – €100,000

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): €100,000 – €130,000+

About this data

MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026