Data Engineer at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$159k Google has filed 126 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $159k. Most of those filings fall between $139k and $171k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
126
Median base salary
$159k
Middle 50%
$139k to $171k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 26 | $173k |
| FY2025 | 34 | $162k |
| FY2024 | 33 | $157k |
| FY2023 | 18 | $154k |
| FY2022 | 15 | $137k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 28 | $139k |
| Mountain View, CA | 24 | $168k |
| New York, NY | 21 | $166k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 12 | $160k |
| Chicago, IL | 9 | $143k |
| Addison, TX | 5 | $106k |
| Redwood City, CA | 5 | $150k |
| Seattle, WA | 4 | $182k |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $143k |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $137k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $168k |
| Kirkland, WA | 2 | $164k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $127k |
| Level II | 84 | $152k |
| Level III | 25 | $170k |
| Level IV | 9 | $191k |