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Data Engineering Lead, H-1B salary

What 56 H-1B filings report for “Data Engineering Lead” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Data Engineering Lead?

$151k median H-1B base salary for a Data Engineering Lead, typically $115k to $205k, across 56 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$115k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$124k–$170k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$151,367
56 filings
Top (p90)
$205k
90th percentile
p10 $115k
median $151k
p90 $205k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

Not enough state-level data.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Data Engineering Lead?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Engineering Lead roles are RELX, Omneky, and Upwork, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Engineering Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

102 filings carry “Data Engineering Lead” in the title, across 29 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Data Engineering Lead”; 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.