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Senior Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 7,557 H-1B filings report for “Senior Data Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$134k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Data Engineer, typically $101k to $179k, across 7,557 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $158k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$101k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$116k–$156k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$134,481
7,557 filings
Top (p90)
$179k
90th percentile
p10 $101k
median $134k
p90 $179k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California1,615$158k+$24k
  • 2Washington255$154k+$20k
  • 3New York396$145k+$11k
  • 4Oregon125$142k+$8k
  • 5New Jersey268$140k+$6k
  • 6Arizona166$137k+$3k
  • 7Massachusetts281$132k−$2k
  • 8Arkansas154$130k−$4k
  • 9Colorado69$130k−$4k
  • 10Texas1,286$129k−$5k
  • 11Georgia281$129k−$5k
  • 12Maryland84$128k−$6k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $134kfor 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 Data Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Data Engineer roles are Walmart, Fidelity, Optum, CVS Health, and Nike, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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

8,492 filings carry “Senior Data Engineer” in the title, across 438 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.