Principal Data Engineer at Fidelity
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Fidelity pay a Principal Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$129k Fidelity has filed 280 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal Data Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $129k. Most of those filings fall between $121k and $137k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
280
Median base salary
$129k
Middle 50%
$121k to $137k
Filings and pay by year
Principal Data Engineer at Fidelity, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 83 | $133k |
| FY2025 | 74 | $135k |
| FY2024 | 50 | $132k |
| FY2023 | 51 | $121k |
| FY2022 | 20 | $121k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $108k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 164 | $131k |
| Westlake, TX | 79 | $128k |
| Merrimack, NH | 10 | $135k |
| Smithfield, RI | 9 | $129k |
| Boston, MA | 9 | $133k |
| Covington, KY | 3 | $109k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 3 | $133k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $143k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $112k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 1 | $117k |
| Level III | 148 | $123k |
| Level IV | 9 | $150k |
Other roles Fidelity sponsors
Senior Software Engineer/Developer 3,096Principal Software Engineer/Developer 2,386Senior Full Stack Engineer 811Principal Full Stack Engineer 705Director, Software Engineering 402Software Engineer/Developer 393Director, Architecture 262Senior Systems Analyst 255Senior Data Engineer 217Director, Full Stack Engineering 216Principal Systems Analyst 203Principal Cloud Engineer 156