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Senior Staff Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 51 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$178k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Data Engineer, typically $135k to $220k, across 51 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$135k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$151k–$206k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$177,863
51 filings
Top (p90)
$220k
90th percentile
p10 $135k
median $178k
p90 $220k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California24$192k+$14k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $178kfor 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 Staff Data Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Staff Data Engineer roles are Tesla, ServiceNow, The Hartford, and Bayer, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Staff 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

Related titles in this family

60 filings carry “Senior Staff Data Engineer” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff 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.