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Big Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 1,661 H-1B filings report for “Big Data Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Big Data Engineer?

$96k median H-1B base salary for a Big Data Engineer, typically $76k to $133k, across 1,661 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $119k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$76k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$84k–$114k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$95,555
1,661 filings
Top (p90)
$133k
90th percentile
p10 $76k
median $96k
p90 $133k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California285$119k+$23k
  • 2Washington39$113k+$17k
  • 3New Jersey74$102k+$6k
  • 4New York58$101k+$5k
  • 5Maryland27$100k+$4k
  • 6Georgia67$98k+$2k
  • 7Connecticut36$97k+$1k
  • 8Virginia79$97k+$1k
  • 9Massachusetts48$97k+$1k
  • 10North Carolina65$95k−$1k
  • 11Texas323$95k−$1k
  • 12Pennsylvania38$92k−$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $96kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Big Data Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Big Data Engineer roles are Rocket Mortgage, Vista Applied Solutions Group, HCL Global Systems, and ProKarma, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Big Data Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

2,725 filings carry “Big Data Engineer” in the title, across 203 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Big Data Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.