Data Engineer at TikTok
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does TikTok pay a Data Engineer on an H-1B?
$159k TikTok has filed 51 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 $137k and $189k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
51
Median base salary
$159k
Middle 50%
$137k to $189k
Filings and pay by year
Data Engineer at TikTok, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 8 | $189k |
| FY2025 | 20 | $140k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $205k |
| FY2023 | 9 | $144k |
| FY2022 | 8 | $180k |
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 | 24 | $144k |
| Culver City, CA | 9 | $130k |
| Mountain View, CA | 8 | $170k |
| Bellevue, WA | 7 | $185k |
| New York, NY | 3 | $175k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 22 | $143k |
| Level II | 7 | $158k |
| Level III | 8 | $173k |
| Level IV | 12 | $240k |
Other roles TikTok sponsors
Software Engineer 322Machine Learning Engineer 170Software Engineer USDS 71Backend Software Engineer 67Data Scientist 63Software Development Engineer in Test 57Site Reliability Engineer USDS 56Machine Learning Scientist 49Product Manager 46Data Engineer USDS 39Data Scientist USDS 37Machine Learning Engineer USDS 37