Big Data Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,661 H-1B filings report for “Big Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1Rocket Mortgage55 filings$98k
- 2Vista Applied Solutions Group32 filings$90k
- 3HCL Global Systems25 filings$94k
- 4ProKarma22 filings$88k
- 5Axis Tech20 filings$107k
- 6INSYS Group20 filings$118k
- 7Ida Solutions18 filings$83k
- 8Info Services17 filings$132k
- 9Clairvoyant17 filings$84k
- 10Aplomb Technologies17 filings$87k
- 11Diwo17 filings$79k
- 12Rocket Limited Partnership16 filings$85k
- 13Cloudwick Technologies16 filings$97k
- 14Vcloud Technology Group15 filings$92k
- 15W/H/I/P Systems15 filings$91k
- 16Vintech Solutions15 filings$81k
- 17Populus Group15 filings$135k
- 18Synchrony14 filings$81k
- 19Maestro Technologies14 filings$130k
- 20NPV Staffing12 filings$76k
- 21Skill Voice12 filings$93k
- 22Yotabites Consulting12 filings$70k
- 23ERPA12 filings$99k
- 24TechField11 filings$79k
- 25CovetIT10 filings$101k
- 26Palo Alto Networks9 filings$130k
- 27Z Data9 filings$95k
- 28Om Tek8 filings$79k
- 29Dataformix Technologies8 filings$65k
- 30Northbay Solutions8 filings$96k
- 31IBM8 filings$95k
- 32Cloudflare7 filings$120k
- 33Orion Innovation7 filings$102k
- 34Adobe7 filings$126k
- 35Nisum7 filings$121k
- 36Artha Data Solutions7 filings$88k
- 37Levi Strauss & Co.7 filings$170k
- 38Cool Minds7 filings$86k
- 39DGN Technologies7 filings$135k
- 40Grid Dynamics Holdings7 filings$135k
- 41Highmark Health7 filings$106k
- 428k Miles Software Services6 filings$99k
- 43Corporate Computer Solutions6 filings$93k
- 44Concentrix6 filings$89k
- 45GlobalClick6 filings$102k
- 46Tenarai6 filings$90k
- 47Kogentix6 filings$82k
- 48R2 Technologies6 filings$91k
- 49Ruri Software Technologies6 filings$92k
- 50Satin Solutions6 filings$74k
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.
- 1Senior Big Data Engineer388 filings$130k
- 2Sr. Big Data Engineer152 filings$117k
- 3Lead Big Data Engineer57 filings$142k
- 4Big Data Engineer II46 filings$102k
- 5Principal - Big Data Engineer46 filings$155k
- 6Technical Lead - Big Data Engineer18 filings$82k
- 7Hadoop Big Data Engineer18 filings$98k
- 8Associate Big Data Engineer17 filings$75k
- 9Professional - Big Data Engineer13 filings$121k
- 10Azure/Big Data Engineer12 filings$74k
- 11Staff Big Data Engineer12 filings$147k
- 12Big Data Engineer I11 filings$80k
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.