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Director of Data Engineering, H-1B salary

What 63 H-1B filings report for “Director of Data Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$191k median H-1B base salary for a Director of Data Engineering, typically $133k to $254k, across 63 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$133k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$162k–$220k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$191,318
63 filings
Top (p90)
$254k
90th percentile
p10 $133k
median $191k
p90 $254k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California21$220k+$29k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $191kfor 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 Director of Data Engineering?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Director of Data Engineering roles are Lightbeam Health Solutions, Everest Global Services, GSK, MassMutual, and YugabyteDB, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Director of Data Engineering 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

73 filings carry “Director of Data Engineering” in the title, across 9 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

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