Lead Data Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,694 H-1B filings report for “Lead Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Data Engineer?
$140k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Data Engineer, typically $100k to $178k, across 1,694 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California278$163k+$23k
- 2Washington24$163k+$23k
- 3New York72$159k+$19k
- 4Oregon58$156k+$16k
- 5Massachusetts70$150k+$10k
- 6New Jersey56$150k+$10k
- 7Wisconsin24$149k+$9k
- 8Virginia49$141k+$1k
- 9Florida53$140ksame
- 10Connecticut45$140ksame
- 11Pennsylvania32$140ksame
- 12Texas248$140ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $140kfor 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 Lead Data Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Data Engineer roles are Discover, Aetna, Bitwise, CVS Health, and Nike, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead 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
- 1Discover110 filings$105k
- 2Aetna82 filings$145k
- 3Bitwise74 filings$106k
- 4CVS Health53 filings$160k
- 5Nike49 filings$164k
- 684.51°47 filings$142k
- 7Target34 filings$128k
- 8Thoughtworks33 filings$166k
- 9Visa27 filings$184k
- 10Capital One27 filings$103k
- 11Disney27 filings$178k
- 12Centene Management Company23 filings$143k
- 13Brillio21 filings$113k
- 14Cox Automotive21 filings$149k
- 15Lowe's19 filings$130k
- 16Genpact18 filings$143k
- 17Mastercard16 filings$138k
- 18Fifth Third Bank14 filings$127k
- 19John Hancock13 filings$160k
- 20TEKsystems13 filings$129k
- 21Gathi Analytics12 filings$129k
- 22BCG11 filings$140k
- 23Williams-Sonoma11 filings$118k
- 24American Family Insurance10 filings$161k
- 25Ameritas Life Insurance10 filings$120k
- 26phData10 filings$143k
- 27LendingClub10 filings$179k
- 28TE Connectivity9 filings$150k
- 29Physicians Mutual Insurance Company9 filings$114k
- 30Macy's9 filings$176k
- 31Cimpress8 filings$150k
- 32First Citizens Bank8 filings$150k
- 33Global Information Technology8 filings$150k
- 34Mercury Insurance Services8 filings$160k
- 35Tredence8 filings$142k
- 36Transamerica Life Insurance Company8 filings$107k
- 37CCI Corporate Services7 filings$141k
- 38Stitch Fix7 filings$170k
- 39Zenith Media Services7 filings$125k
- 40Salesforce7 filings$213k
- 41IBM7 filings$96k
- 42Anblicks6 filings$117k
- 43Northwestern Mutual6 filings$146k
- 44Bigcommerce6 filings$178k
- 45Live Nation6 filings$177k
- 46EXL6 filings$154k
- 47Wavicle Data Solutions6 filings$130k
- 48Wells Fargo6 filings$155k
- 49Land O'Lakes5 filings$140k
- 50PetSmart5 filings$135k
Related titles in this family
2,185 filings carry “Lead Data Engineer” in the title, across 151 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Lead Data Engineering Analyst133 filings$179k
- 2Senior Lead Data Engineer63 filings$149k
- 3Lead, Data Engineering15 filings$155k
- 4Tech Lead Data Engineer13 filings$139k
- 5Lead Data Engineer/Architect12 filings$160k
- 6Lead Data Engineer I12 filings$131k
- 7Technical Lead - Data Engineering12 filings$125k
- 8Vice President, Lead Data Engineer12 filings$146k
- 9Sr. Lead Data Engineer10 filings$139k
- 10Team Lead, Data Engineering9 filings$138k
- 11Project Lead Data Engineer8 filings$139k
- 12Vice President, Sr Lead Data Engineer8 filings$179k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead 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.