Data Engineer at Discover
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Discover pay a Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$103k Discover has filed 85 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $103k. Most of those filings fall between $89k and $110k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
85
Median base salary
$103k
Middle 50%
$89k to $110k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer at Discover, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 5 | $97k |
| FY2025 | 18 | $113k |
| FY2024 | 23 | $103k |
| FY2023 | 25 | $98k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $68k |
| FY2020 | 6 | $76k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $72k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $84k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Riverwoods, IL | 71 | $103k |
| Houston, TX | 4 | $108k |
| Sullivan, IL | 2 | $72k |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $103k |
| Delaware, OH | 1 | $103k |
| Elgin, IL | 1 | $107k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $68k |
| McKinney, TX | 1 | $97k |
| Morrisville, NC | 1 | $97k |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 1 | $109k |
| Wheeling, IL | 1 | $103k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 13 | $67k |
| Level II | 63 | $103k |
| Level III | 2 | $123k |
| Level IV | 3 | $102k |
Other roles Discover sponsors
Application Engineer 651Lead Data Science Analyst 342Senior Data Science Analyst 293Principal Application Engineer 277Principal Data Science 232Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack 213Lead Software Developer 204Senior Associate Application Engineer 132Lead Data Engineer 110Senior Software Developer 88Manager Data Science 83Senior Manager Data Science 83