Lead Data Engineer
Median salary
$145,350
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$128,555 – $165,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-2.53%
-5.49% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
250 filings
Lead Data Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$112,923
P25$128,555
Median$145,350
P75$165,000
P90$185,013
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$115,8607 LCAs
Level II$114,37952 LCAs
Level III$141,00073 LCAs
Level IV$159,99998 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Lead 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 48%Database Architects 20%Data Scientists 19%Computer Occupations, All Other 6%Computer Programmers 2%Database Administrators 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 47.6% | 119 | $129,176 | $146,078 | $169,000 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 20% | 50 | $135,360 | $149,260 | $170,409 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 18.8% | 47 | $129,938 | $144,477 | $164,081 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 5.6% | 14 | $125,382 | $147,535 | $156,863 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 2.4% | 6 | $102,500 | $115,732 | $151,866 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 2% | 5 | $105,310 | $110,600 | $152,062 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Lead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitwise | 9 | $127,000 | -13.1% |
| Wells Fargo Bank N A | 7 | $154,669 | +5.9% |
| Capital One | 7 | $193,400 | +32.4% |
| Mastercard | 5 | $138,000 | -5.5% |
| Cox Automotive Corporate | 5 | $156,451 | +6% |
| Centene Management | 5 | $147,045 | +0.7% |
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 Lead Data Engineer10 LCAs · median $150,002