Data Engineer
Wize Solutions
Abingdon, VA · $70k–$90k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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This listing pays about $80,000 a year. Across 143 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $112,500 to $162,500 and the median is $137,500. That is 42% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...Backend-focused Data Engineer role in Abingdon, VA supporting a commercial client doing federal work. Responsibilities Develop and tune SQL Server databases, including stored procedures , views , and indexes Build and maintain ETL pipelines to move data from source systems...