Data Engineering at Centene Corporation

Roles, Comp & Culture

An L5 senior data engineer at Centene Corporation sits around $141K total comp from 20 verified salary datapoints. The ladder runs from about $103K at entry up to $141K. Centene Corporation pays data engineers in line with other Healthcare companies. Reviews put them at 3.7 on Glassdoor, a little below the middle of the pack. Employee sentiment at Centene Corporation reads neutral and employee happiness has held flat over the past year. Layoff risk scores low for the next 30 days.

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Centene Corporation data engineer compensation

Each level's figure is the median of individual Centene Corporation offers at that level, so it reflects a typical outcome rather than an average pulled up by a few large packages. Total comp counts base salary plus equity and bonus annualized over the vest, and the range shown is the middle half of offers, with the top and bottom quarters trimmed off.

L3Entry$103Kmedian
Base$103KRange$82K–$116KReports9 · 0-2 yrsCentene Corporation loop
L4Mid$129Kmedian
Base$125KRange$123K–$141KReports15 · 2-5 yrsCentene Corporation loop
L5Senior$141Kmedian
Base$129KRange$120K–$143KReports9 · 5-10 yrsCentene Corporation loop
Updated 20 verified salary reports + 13 salaries adjusted to total comp

Centene Corporation employee sentiment, tracked weekly

Employee happiness for data engineers over the past year, so you can see which direction it is moving, not just where it sits today.

Neutraltrending down over the past year
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Updated Centene Corporation employee happiness

Recent Centene Corporation events

Layoffs, leadership changes, and other major moves at the company, with dates.

  1. Exec departureMar 2026Leadership change
  2. Exec departureAug 2025Leadership change
  3. Exec departureFeb 2025Leadership change
Updated 3 Centene Corporation events

Notable company events we track, with dates.

Practice for the Centene Corporation loop

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Preparing for the Centene Corporation loop

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Compare Centene Corporation with other data engineering employers

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Prepare at Centene Corporation interview difficulty

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