Staff Data Engineer
Median salary
$170,356
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$154,669 – $195,391
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.25%
+0.11% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
222 filings
Staff Data Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$141,918
P25$154,669
Median$170,356
P75$195,391
P90$215,916
Median by H-1B wage level
Level II$166,19221 LCAs
Level III$161,76550 LCAs
Level IV$174,738128 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Staff 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 62%Data Scientists 19%Database Architects 10%Operations Research Analysts 3%Database Administrators 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 62.16% | 138 | $155,151 | $166,248 | $184,456 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 19.37% | 43 | $155,952 | $184,440 | $204,220 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 10.36% | 23 | $148,482 | $168,096 | $194,695 |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 3.15% | 7 | $139,922 | $147,742 | $171,110 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 2.25% | 5 | $176,634 | $190,000 | $195,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wal Mart Associates | 17 | $153,301 | -7.8% |
| Aetna Resources | 17 | $167,415 | +0.7% |
| Visa Technology & Operations | 17 | $155,709 | -6.3% |
| Tesla | 14 | $201,720 | +9.4% |
| Caremark | 11 | $175,950 | +5.8% |
| Hartford Fire Insurance | 7 | $147,430 | -11.3% |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 6 | $175,000 | +5.3% |
| Paypal | 5 | $210,000 | +26.3% |
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 Staff Data Engineer25 LCAs · median $178,500