Big Data Engineer
Median salary
$111,536
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$90,896 – $137,552
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-3.01%
-5.96% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
102 filings
Big Data Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$78,686
P25$90,896
Median$111,536
P75$137,552
P90$156,698
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$83,63725 LCAs
Level II$108,87953 LCAs
Level III$149,61114 LCAs
Level IV$157,3177 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Big Data Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 58%Data Scientists 20%Computer Occupations, All Other 11%Database Architects 5%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 57.84% | 59 | $94,879 | $113,000 | $141,522 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 19.61% | 20 | $92,085 | $96,674 | $128,590 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 10.78% | 11 | $76,200 | $90,501 | $113,594 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 4.9% | 5 | $104,925 | $136,282 | $146,874 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Big Data Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Applied | 6 | $94,661 | -16.2% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Big Data Engineer22 LCAs · median $146,646