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Senior Big Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 388 H-1B filings report for “Senior Big Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Big Data Engineer?

$130k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Big Data Engineer, typically $87k to $165k, across 388 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$87k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$107k–$148k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$129,595
388 filings
Top (p90)
$165k
90th percentile
p10 $87k
median $130k
p90 $165k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California90$150k+$20k
  • 2Texas66$130ksame
  • 3Georgia23$130ksame
  • 4Pennsylvania21$116k−$14k
  • 5Arizona25$88k−$42k
  • 6Massachusetts27$80k−$50k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $130kfor 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 Senior Big Data Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Big Data Engineer roles are AT&T, Highmark Health, Grid Dynamics Holdings, and Zillow, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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

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Related titles in this family

408 filings carry “Senior Big Data Engineer” in the title, across 22 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.