H-1B Data Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Data Engineer is $102,791, across 20,187 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$102,791
Average wage
$112,141
90th percentile
$160,000
Certified LCAs
20,187
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $43,846
- 25th
- $89,000
- Median
- $102,791
- Average
- $112,141
- 90th
- $160,000
- Highest
- $2,388,724
Based on 20,168 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
1,654FY20
2,156FY21
3,338FY22
3,274FY23
3,977FY24
4,350FY25
1,438FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Data Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 978 | $188,748 |
| Facebook, Inc. | 522 | $165,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 149 | $161,000 |
| Google LLC | 108 | $158,500 |
| Apple Inc. | 187 | $150,696 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 131 | $132,267 |
| Expedia, Inc. | 169 | $128,502 |
| Caremark LLC | 151 | $120,000 |
| COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC | 90 | $120,000 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 118 | $111,748 |
| VISTA APPLIED SOLUTIONS GROUP INC | 133 | $98,904 |
| IBM Corporation | 419 | $94,182 |
| EFICENS SYSTEMS INC | 113 | $88,000 |
| TekinvaderZ LLC | 91 | $86,694 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 120 | $78,194 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $125,000Menlo Park, CA · $179,000Irving, TX · $98,904Plano, TX · $96,000Austin, TX · $114,754Seattle, WA · $150,000San Francisco, CA · $147,000Dallas, TX · $98,904Chicago, IL · $95,000Charlotte, NC · $105,000Houston, TX · $92,000Atlanta, GA · $99,008San Jose, CA · $138,362Frisco, TX · $94,170Bellevue, WA · $148,500