Data Engineer I, H-1B salary
What 1,628 H-1B filings report for “Data Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Engineer I?
$116k median H-1B base salary for a Data Engineer I, typically $75k to $143k, across 1,628 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $123k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York58$123k+$7k
- 2Texas253$122k+$6k
- 3Washington733$120k+$4k
- 4California168$119k+$3k
- 5Virginia58$119k+$3k
- 6Arizona31$112k−$4k
- 7Illinois25$110k−$6k
- 8Colorado30$104k−$12k
- 9Massachusetts67$100k−$16k
- 10Wisconsin35$98k−$18k
- 11Florida26$82k−$34k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $116kfor 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 Data Engineer I?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Engineer I roles are Amazon, USAA, American Family Insurance, McKinsey, and EOG Resources, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Engineer I filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Amazon1,233 filings$120k
- 2USAA100 filings$126k
- 3American Family Insurance39 filings$100k
- 4McKinsey22 filings$125k
- 5EOG Resources12 filings$105k
- 6Bop7 filings$101k
- 7Catalina Marketing7 filings$91k
- 8Dish6 filings$75k
- 9Penske Truck Leasing6 filings$122k
- 10Pillpack6 filings$108k
- 11Rocket Mortgage5 filings$75k
- 12Spotify5 filings$145k
- 13Audible4 filings$123k
- 14HelioCampus4 filings$67k
- 15Medpace4 filings$77k
- 16RELX4 filings$85k
- 17Enclarity4 filings$58k
- 18Corporate Computer Solutions3 filings$61k
- 19Cars.com3 filings$90k
- 20Credit One Bank, N.A.3 filings$75k
- 21INSPYR Solutions3 filings$119k
- 22PMG Worldwide3 filings$64k
- 23Science Solutions3 filings$125k
- 24Twitch3 filings$104k
- 25OpenText3 filings$95k
- 26Grubhub3 filings$110k
- 27OppLoans3 filings$130k
- 28American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company2 filings$93k
- 29Apptad2 filings$90k
- 30Arrow Electronics2 filings$105k
- 31Chewy2 filings$125k
- 32Employers Mutual Casualty Company2 filings$76k
- 33Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services2 filings$71k
- 34IbexLabs2 filings$93k
- 35Indeed2 filings$90k
- 36Lithia Motors2 filings$100k
- 37Novantas2 filings$92k
- 38Regions Bank2 filings$112k
- 39Republic Finance2 filings$100k
- 40Satsyil2 filings$99k
- 41TrueCar2 filings$69k
- 42Discount Tire2 filings$67k
- 43UVNV2 filings$103k
- 44University of Wisconsin System2 filings$55k
- 45Xactware Solutions2 filings$95k
- 46Argo AI2 filings$113k
- 47Foundry2 filings$100k
- 48Yahoo2 filings$123k
- 49Appsoft Solutions1 filings$61k
- 50Accolade1 filings$96k
Related titles in this family
8,558 filings carry “Data Engineer I” in the title, across 234 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Data Engineer II3,978 filings$136k
- 2Data Engineer III2,004 filings$140k
- 3Senior Data Engineer II113 filings$145k
- 4Data Engineer IV99 filings$161k
- 5Senior Data Engineer I88 filings$155k
- 6Big Data Engineer II46 filings$102k
- 7Sr. Data Engineer, IT Analytics44 filings$104k
- 8Vice President; Data Engineer III36 filings$148k
- 9Sr. Data Engineer II31 filings$154k
- 10Sr. Data Engineer I25 filings$134k
- 11Vice President; Data Engineer II18 filings$142k
- 12Associate Data Engineer III16 filings$120k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Engineer I”; 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.