The median H1B data engineer salary is $122,003 a year, based on 43,466 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $99,029 and $150,000.
Median
$122,003
Average
$128,144
75th percentile
$150,000
| Median (50th percentile) | $122,003 |
| Average | $128,144 |
| 25th percentile | $99,029 |
| 75th percentile | $150,000 |
| Lowest filed wage | $45,032 |
| Highest filed wage | $986,400 |
| Certified LCA filings | 43,466 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: data engineer, data pipeline engineer, etl developer, etl engineer.
Share of the 41,651 Data Engineer filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Data Engineer wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer salary in California | 5,932 | $161,782 |
| Data Engineer salary in Washington | 3,998 | $148,743 |
| Data Engineer salary in New York | 1,829 | $147,331 |
| Data Engineer salary in Oregon | 418 | $133,529 |
| Data Engineer salary in Massachusetts | 1,250 | $130,491 |
| Data Engineer salary in Connecticut | 613 | $125,995 |
| Data Engineer salary in New Jersey | 2,046 | $124,260 |
| Data Engineer salary in North Carolina | 2,323 | $121,835 |
| Data Engineer salary in Virginia | 1,587 | $121,675 |
| Data Engineer salary in Colorado | 323 | $121,050 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 2,544 | $145,883 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 672 | $134,788 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 568 | $201,046 |
| Caremark LLC | 549 | $138,324 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 540 | $185,024 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 441 | $165,867 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 407 | $142,243 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 355 | $136,391 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 334 | $169,745 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 326 | $145,532 |
| IBM Corporation | 325 | $105,833 |
| Tiger Analytics, Inc. | 292 | $152,589 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 163 | $117,975 |
| FY2022 | 9,617 | $122,920 |
| FY2023 | 8,866 | $124,502 |
| FY2024 | 11,846 | $130,106 |
| FY2025 | 10,772 | $131,591 |
| FY2026 | 2,202 | $138,957 |
The median wage on 43,466 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for data engineer roles is $122,003 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $99,029 and $150,000; the average is $128,144.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($161,782), Washington ($148,743) and New York ($147,331).
By number of certified filings: Amazon.com Services LLC (2,544, average $145,883), WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (672, average $134,788) and Meta Platforms, Inc (568, average $201,046).
Level II: 47% of the 41,651 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.