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10 of the Most Popular Types of Database Engineer Jobs in 2026

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A career as a database engineer requires you to have some formal qualifications and education, typically at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science. At some companies, this is an entry-level position; if you have the requisite programming and coding skills, you may be able to qualify for a job without previous experience. To excel in this career, you should possess an understanding of computer programming and specialty software for building, maintaining, and customizing databases. Because database engineering changes rapidly with the introduction of new techniques and software, employers sometimes value experience and familiarity with new database tools rather than a general computer science degree.

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Top Types Of Database Engineer Jobs

List of the top 10 highest paying Database Engineer positions in 2026, with salary ranges, according to ZipRecruiter.

  • Remote Database Engineer

    Salary range: $99,500 - $140,000

    Remote Database Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Remote Database Engineer jobs pay between $99,500 (25th percentile) and $140,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Remote Database Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Platform Engineer Kafka

    Salary range: $105,000 - $153,500

    Platform Engineer Kafka is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Platform Engineer Kafka jobs pay between $105,000 (25th percentile) and $153,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Platform Engineer Kafka job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Database Reliability Engineer

    Salary range: $102,500 - $129,000

    Database Reliability Engineer is a typical job search query Most salaries for Database Reliability Engineer jobs pay between $102,500 (25th percentile) and $129,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Database Reliability Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

  • Senior Oracle Database Engineer

    Salary range: $106,000 - $144,000

    Senior Oracle Database Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Senior Oracle Database Engineer jobs pay between $106,000 (25th percentile) and $144,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Senior Oracle Database Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • 5Ess

    Salary range: $73,000 - $81,000

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  • Graph Database

    Salary range: $90,500 - $125,000

    Graph Database is a typical job search query Most salaries for Graph Database jobs pay between $90,500 (25th percentile) and $125,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Graph Database job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Informix Developer

    Salary range: $80,000 - $80,000

    Informix Developer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Informix Developer jobs pay between $80,000 (25th percentile) and $80,000 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Informix Developer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

  • Cloud Database Engineer

    Salary range: $99,500 - $140,000

    Cloud Database Engineer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Cloud Database Engineer jobs pay between $99,500 (25th percentile) and $140,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Cloud Database Engineer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Striim

    Salary range: $91,000 - $104,000

    Striim is a typical job search query Most salaries for Striim jobs pay between $91,000 (25th percentile) and $104,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Striim job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

  • Junior Sql Database Developer

    Salary range: $96,000 - $129,000

    Junior Sql Database Developer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Junior Sql Database Developer jobs pay between $96,000 (25th percentile) and $129,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Junior Sql Database Developer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

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