Data Engineer at ByteDance
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does ByteDance pay a Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$170k ByteDance has filed 37 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $170k. Most of those filings fall between $136k and $220k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
37
Median base salary
$170k
Middle 50%
$136k to $220k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer at ByteDance, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $179k |
| FY2025 | 18 | $159k |
| FY2024 | 3 | $209k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $170k |
| FY2022 | 4 | $110k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $198k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $158k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $110k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 25 | $166k |
| Mountain View, CA | 9 | $170k |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $224k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $110k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 13 | $124k |
| Level II | 9 | $174k |
| Level III | 4 | $217k |
| Level IV | 9 | $276k |
Other roles ByteDance sponsors
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