Data Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Data Engineering on an H-1B?
$173k Microsoft has filed 195 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2024 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $173k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $191k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
195
Median base salary
$173k
Middle 50%
$160k to $191k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 32 | $175k |
| FY2025 | 135 | $173k |
| FY2024 | 28 | $171k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 150 | $173k |
| Mountain View, CA | 14 | $210k |
| Charlotte, NC | 4 | $145k |
| Burlington, MA | 3 | $176k |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $215k |
| Acworth, GA | 2 | $147k |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $145k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $135k |
| Bothell, WA | 2 | $183k |
| Cumming, GA | 2 | $135k |
| Northlake, TX | 2 | $173k |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $123k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | $128k |
| Level II | 69 | $154k |
| Level III | 98 | $179k |
| Level IV | 16 | $215k |