What are the main factors that influence a Big Data Developer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Big Data Developer's salary?

A Big Data Developer's salary grows with experience: a Big Data Developer (0-2 years)earns $73,914, a Data Scientist II (2-4 years)earns $90,456, a Data Scientist III (4-7 years)earns $115,636, a Data Scientist IV (7+ years)earns $131,795, a Data Scientist V (7-10 years)earns $176,622,

What are the highest paying states for a Big Data Developer?

Big Data Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Big Data Developer roles are District of Columbia $82,900, California $82,586, Massachusetts $81,485. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Big Data Developer roles make?

Salaries for Big Data Developer level roles vary by specialization: Big Data Analytics: $191,966; Big Data Consultant: $164,097; Big Data Engineer: $145,751; Big Data Lead: $139,111; Big Data Manager: $133,830.

How do different companies affect a Big Data Developer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Big Data Developer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Big Data Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Big Data Developer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Big Data Developer in the United States is $74,874 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

However, a Big Data Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,155
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,456 to $81,826
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,524

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Big Data Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,826	$6,819	$1,574	$39
Average	$74,874	$6,239	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$69,456	$5,788	$1,336	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Big Data Developer Salaries

A Big Data Developer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Big Data Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Big Data Developer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,914
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,456
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,636
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $131,795
Expert (over 8 years): $176,622

Levels	Salary
Big Data ... Level Big Data Developer	$73,914
Data Scie... Level Big Data Developer	$90,456
Data Scie... Level Big Data Developer	$115,636
Data Scie... Level Big Data Developer	$131,795
Data Scie... Level Big Data Developer	$176,622

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How Do Big Data Developer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Big Data Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,900.
California: $82,586.
Massachusetts: $81,485.

District of Columbia $82,900 California $82,586 Massachusetts $81,485 Washington $81,186 New Jersey $81,156 Alaska $81,051 Connecticut $80,018 New York $79,598

Hawaii $78,258 Rhode Island $77,629 Maryland $77,202 Minnesota $76,618 Colorado $76,394 Illinois $76,319 Oregon $76,034 Delaware $75,825

New Hampshire $75,693 Virginia $75,398 Pennsylvania $74,537 Nevada $74,103 North Dakota $73,960 Michigan $73,736 Wisconsin $73,653 Vermont $73,489

Texas $73,032 Maine $73,002 Arizona $72,957 Ohio $72,905 Georgia $72,216 Indiana $71,871 Wyoming $71,804 Utah $71,699

Iowa $71,654 Kansas $71,295 Louisiana $71,190 North Carolina $71,153 Missouri $71,138 Florida $70,846 Montana $70,688 Nebraska $70,539

Kentucky $70,456 South Carolina $70,157 Tennessee $69,970 Idaho $69,895 New Mexico $69,348 Oklahoma $69,228 Alabama $68,787 South Dakota $68,045

Arkansas $67,641 West Virginia $67,424 Mississippi $66,772

Top Paying Cities for Big Data Developers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $94,438
San Francisco: $93,510
Oakland: $91,436

San Jose, CA $94,438

San Francisco, CA $93,510

Oakland, CA $91,436

New York, NY $86,771

Queens Village, NY $86,210

Paramus, NJ $85,611

Passaic, NJ $85,536

Bergenfield, NJ $85,461

Stamford, CT $85,349

Huntington, NY $85,274

Newark, NJ $84,787

Bridgeport, CT $84,637

New Brunswick, NJ $84,390

Vallejo, CA $84,233

Middlesex, NJ $84,188

Somerset, NJ $84,121

Petaluma, CA $83,949

Santa Cruz, CA $83,657

Boston, MA $83,507

Monterey, CA $83,132

Fairbanks, AK $83,080

Los Angeles, CA $82,938

Washington, DC $82,900

Seattle, WA $82,766

Santa Rosa, CA $82,751

Juneau, AK $82,533

Orange, CA $82,286

Anchorage, AK $82,152

Anaheim, CA $82,099

Santa Ana, CA $81,987

Nassau, NY $81,942

Long Beach, CA $81,912

Danbury, CT $81,890

Santa Maria, CA $81,635

Everett, WA $81,620

Bremerton, WA $81,253

Trenton, NJ $81,111

Sacramento, CA $81,081

San Diego, CA $81,043

Brockton, MA $81,013

Tacoma, WA $80,984

Santa Barbara, CA $80,879

Lowell, MA $80,579

New Suffolk, NY $80,549

Nashua, NH $80,459

Lompoc, CA $80,340

Ventura, CA $80,265

Stockton, CA $80,242

New Haven, CT $80,093

Atlantic City, NJ $79,898

Hartford, CT $79,733

Modesto, CA $79,696

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,531

New Britain, CT $79,494

Kennewick, WA $79,389

Olympia, WA $79,389

New London, CT $79,374

Norwich, CT $79,351

Lawrence, MA $79,314

Bakersfield, CA $79,104

New Bedford, MA $78,999

Riverside, CA $78,999

Richland, WA $78,925

Portsmouth, NH $78,865

Vineland, NJ $78,850

San Bernardino, CA $78,790

Boulder, CO $78,580

Worcester, MA $78,520

Portland, OR $78,453

Saint Paul, MN $78,363

Minneapolis, MN $78,363

Philadelphia, PA $78,258

Honolulu, HI $77,861

Springfield, MA $77,599

Providence, RI $77,592

Chicago, IL $77,375

Bellingham, WA $77,285

Baltimore, MD $77,202

Chico, CA $77,015

Wilmington, DE $76,888

Pittsfield, MA $76,813

Manchester, NH $76,671

Spokane, WA $76,341

Denver, CO $76,334

Albany, NY $75,982

Troy, NY $75,952

Schenectady, NY $75,795

Burlington, VT $75,630

Portland, ME $75,368

Salem, OR $75,308

Yakima, WA $75,293

Ann Arbor, MI $75,271

Rochester, MN $75,061

Reno, NV $75,024

Fresno, CA $75,024

Milwaukee, WI $74,956

Detroit, MI $74,881

Allentown, PA $74,859

Carson City, NV $74,851

Houston, TX $74,739

Colorado Springs, CO $74,732

Syracuse, NY $74,694

Eugene, OR $74,552

Gary, IN $74,462

Bismarck, ND $74,462

Galveston, TX $74,462

Springfield, OR $74,402

Medford, OR $74,222

Fort Collins, CO $74,192

Austin, TX $74,133

Mesa, AZ $73,975

Phoenix, AZ $73,960

Dallas, TX $73,938

Reading, PA $73,893

Saint Cloud, MN $73,863

Concord, NH $73,796

Madison, WI $73,766

Utica, NY $73,564

Raleigh, NC $73,504

Las Vegas, NV $73,496

Rochester, NY $73,444

Des Moines, IA $73,436

Atlanta, GA $73,316

Battle Creek, MI $73,294

Salt Lake City, UT $73,272

Lancaster, PA $73,159

Champaign, IL $73,144

Harrisburg, PA $73,054

Durham, NC $72,987

Kansas City, MO $72,980

Kansas City, KS $72,965

Fort Worth, TX $72,957

Boca Raton, FL $72,927

Cleveland, OH $72,920

Columbus, OH $72,905

Pittsburgh, PA $72,897

Richmond, VA $72,867

Indianapolis, IN $72,852

Cincinnati, OH $72,755

Petersburg, VA $72,643

Lansing, MI $72,478

Billings, MT $72,478

Huntsville, AL $72,478

Lebanon, PA $72,470

Pueblo, CO $72,463

Dayton, OH $72,463

Appleton, WI $72,440

Buffalo, NY $72,410

Racine, WI $72,373

Charlotte, NC $72,366

Saint Louis, MO $72,343

Springfield, IL $72,313

York, PA $72,298

Elkhart, IN $72,298

Gastonia, NC $72,291

Benton Harbor, MI $72,291

Beaumont, TX $72,246

Lorain, OH $72,231

Toledo, OH $72,201

Binghamton, NY $72,163

Rock Hill, SC $72,156

Rockford, IL $72,118

Elyria, OH $72,081

Fargo, ND $72,081

Flagstaff, AZ $72,029

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,984

Miami, FL $71,939

Duluth, MN $71,819

Bangor, ME $71,722

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,639

Louisville, KY $71,602

Grand Rapids, MI $71,587

Hialeah, FL $71,579

Casper, WY $71,475

Scranton, PA $71,385

New Orleans, LA $71,362

Virginia Beach, VA $71,355

Akron, OH $71,317

Peoria, IL $71,220

Sarasota, FL $71,205

Green Bay, WI $71,153

Baton Rouge, LA $71,115

Charleston, SC $71,100

Nashville, TN $71,078

Jamestown, NY $71,063

Davenport, IA $71,063

Tucson, AZ $71,025

Cheyenne, WY $71,003

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,980

Tampa, FL $70,965

Omaha, NE $70,950

Evansville, IN $70,920

Port Arthur, TX $70,920

Bradenton, FL $70,891

Santa Fe, NM $70,756

Orlando, FL $70,681

Clearwater, FL $70,599

La Crosse, WI $70,441

Canton, OH $70,441

Grand Forks, ND $70,419

Tulsa, OK $70,396

Albuquerque, NM $70,396

Newport News, VA $70,389

High Point, NC $70,366

Ogden, UT $70,336

Corpus Christi, TX $70,277

Laramie, WY $70,232

Norfolk, VA $70,232

Rock Island, IL $70,187

Saginaw, MI $70,172

Jacksonville, FL $70,164

Salisbury, NC $70,149

Memphis, TN $70,134

Moline, IL $70,097

Fort Myers, FL $70,074

Waterloo, IA $69,977

Spartanburg, SC $69,902

Lincoln, NE $69,865

Fort Wayne, IN $69,850

Birmingham, AL $69,767

Cedar Falls, IA $69,752

Provo, UT $69,745

Springfield, OH $69,737

San Antonio, TX $69,723

Greensboro, NC $69,693

South Bend, IN $69,685

Winston Salem, NC $69,678

Boise, ID $69,655

Savannah, GA $69,603

Muskegon, MI $69,468

Lima, OH $69,378

Lake Charles, LA $69,348

Anderson, IN $69,333

Lexington, KY $69,311

Augusta, GA $69,288

Greenville, SC $69,288

Wichita, KS $69,221

Tuscaloosa, AL $69,221

Columbia, SC $69,153

Bloomington, IN $68,966

Roanoke, VA $68,921

Asheville, NC $68,824

Knoxville, TN $68,697

Shreveport, LA $68,689

Wilmington, NC $68,592

Frankfort, KY $68,450

Oklahoma City, OK $68,397

Chillicothe, OH $68,367

Longview, TX $68,360

Topeka, KS $68,337

Mobile, AL $68,225

Terre Haute, IN $68,195

Erie, PA $68,188

Altoona, PA $68,150

Melbourne, FL $68,128

Amarillo, TX $68,098

Killeen, TX $68,075

Fayetteville, AR $68,015

Sioux Falls, SD $67,963

Chattanooga, TN $67,918

Idaho Falls, ID $67,911

Gainesville, FL $67,753

Portsmouth, OH $67,716

Little Rock, AR $67,701

Lynchburg, VA $67,701

Youngstown, OH $67,671

Lafayette, LA $67,671

Temple, TX $67,641

Daytona Beach, FL $67,626

Clarksville, TN $67,619

Pensacola, FL $67,611

Hopkinsville, KY $67,386

Charleston, WV $67,379

Florence, SC $67,342

Sioux City, IA $67,297

Macon, GA $67,079

Tallahassee, FL $67,072

Fayetteville, NC $67,057

Wichita Falls, TX $67,042

Waco, TX $67,042

Pine Bluff, AR $67,012

Vincennes, IN $66,870

Lubbock, TX $66,840

Great Falls, MT $66,795

Alamogordo, NM $66,787

Abilene, TX $66,728

Rapid City, SD $66,630

Monroe, LA $66,630

Albany, GA $66,585

Huntington, WV $66,578

Jackson, MS $66,570

Greenville, MS $66,563

Parkersburg, WV $66,488

Montgomery, AL $66,473

Johnstown, PA $66,458

Springfield, MO $66,398

Biloxi, MS $66,361

Sumter, SC $66,203

Columbus, GA $66,196

Twin Falls, ID $66,151

Pascagoula, MS $66,054

Kingsport, TN $65,859

Gulfport, MS $65,837

Alexandria, LA $65,589

Fort Smith, AR $65,402

El Paso, TX $65,200

Helena, MT $65,103

Las Cruces, NM $64,863

Harlingen, TX $64,654

Pocatello, ID $64,586

Florence, AL $64,564

Brownsville, TX $64,549

Dothan, AL $64,429

Mcallen, TX $64,391

Columbus, MS $63,837

Altus, OK $63,493

Lawton, OK $63,351

Pierre, SD $63,081

What Skills Can Increase a Big Data Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 11.33% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
SQL (Mentioned in 3.32% Job Postings): Structured Query Language) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system (RDSMS).
Economics (Mentioned in 1.42% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	11.33%
SQL	3.32%
Economics	1.42%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Big Data Developer's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Programming Language: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$79,366	6%
Insight	$78,618	5%
Programming Language	$78,618	5%
AWS	$77,869	4%
Computer Science	$77,869	4%
Tableau	$77,869	4%

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Big Data Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Big Data Developer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$69,456

Average $74,874/year

$81,826

$5,788

Average $6,239/month

$6,819

$1,336

Average $1,440/week

$1,574

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,826	$6,819	$1,574	$39
Average	$74,874	$6,239	$1,440	$36
25th Percentile	$69,456	$5,788	$1,336	$33

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Salaries for a Big Data Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $67,632 in 2023 to around $66,979 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Big Data Developer salary trends, .

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