Data Engineer
Median salary
$120,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$99,000 – $146,555
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.74%
-3.75% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
1.5%
7,523 filings
Data Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$84,502
P25$99,000
Median$120,000
P75$146,555
P90$178,800
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$88,1301,268 LCAs
Level II$112,3203,700 LCAs
Level III$140,0001,373 LCAs
Level IV$165,300831 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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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.
Data Scientists 37%Software Developers 31%Database Architects 16%Database Administrators 6%Computer Occupations, All Other 3%Computer Programmers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 37.35% | 2,810 | $93,974 | $116,100 | $147,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 31.46% | 2,367 | $105,997 | $120,000 | $140,000 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 16.46% | 1,238 | $113,547 | $131,685 | $160,000 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 5.64% | 424 | $87,381 | $104,660 | $134,526 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 3.1% | 233 | $84,000 | $100,000 | $130,000 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.99% | 150 | $85,530 | $96,818 | $124,288 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 1.5% | 113 | $114,500 | $130,100 | $155,800 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 0.6% | 45 | $125,607 | $154,600 | $182,616 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 0.57% | 43 | $106,227 | $114,500 | $134,290 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 0.4% | 30 | $93,537 | $127,670 | $179,775 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 0.12% | 9 | $125,549 | $130,000 | $174,539 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 0.12% | 9 | $218,823 | $227,700 | $247,800 |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 0.11% | 8 | $124,225 | $153,650 | $188,900 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 0.11% | 8 | $89,908 | $98,254 | $100,756 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 0.09% | 7 | $109,225 | $118,450 | $139,849 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 521 | $150,987 | +30.1% |
| Meta | 138 | $210,018 | +59.5% |
| Meta | 111 | $182,583 | +57.3% |
| Wal Mart Associates | 79 | $127,169 | +6% |
| Accenture | 77 | $138,600 | +6.5% |
| Compunnel Software | 58 | $124,000 | -5.8% |
| Expedia | 57 | $149,240 | +24.4% |
| Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments | 54 | $116,709 | -2.7% |
| Caremark | 52 | $136,478 | +13.7% |
| Amazon | 46 | $157,135 | +19.3% |
| Accenture | 42 | $131,300 | +35.6% |
| Tesla | 39 | $159,633 | +37.5% |
| Capgemini | 38 | $129,099 | +11.2% |
| United Automobile Association | 36 | $132,416 | +10.4% |
| Vista Applied | 36 | $107,650 | -10.3% |
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 Data Engineer1,589 LCAs · median $138,000
- Data Engineer II599 LCAs · median $133,952
- Data Engineer III362 LCAs · median $154,600
- Data Engineer I186 LCAs · median $125,400
- Data Engineer, Management & Governance Associate Manager68 LCAs · median $130,100
- Data Engineer, Management & Governance Specialist61 LCAs · median $114,500
- Data Engineer, Management and Governance Manager45 LCAs · median $170,700
- Senior Data Engineer II35 LCAs · median $150,051