Sr Data Engineer, H-1B salary
What 2,554 H-1B filings report for “Sr Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Data Engineer?
$126k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Data Engineer, typically $95k to $160k, across 2,554 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $141k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York95$141k+$15k
- 2California443$140k+$14k
- 3Massachusetts81$130k+$4k
- 4New Jersey53$130k+$4k
- 5Oregon20$128k+$2k
- 6Washington88$127k+$1k
- 7North Carolina137$126ksame
- 8Texas631$125k−$1k
- 9Pennsylvania57$125k−$1k
- 10Tennessee33$125k−$1k
- 11Arizona42$124k−$2k
- 12Georgia103$123k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $126kfor 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 Sr Data Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Data Engineer roles are Aetna, Visa, CVS Health, The Hartford, and Tesla, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr 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
- 1Aetna177 filings$130k
- 2Visa175 filings$121k
- 3CVS Health138 filings$139k
- 4The Hartford80 filings$116k
- 5Tesla59 filings$160k
- 6Bitwise46 filings$91k
- 7Wavicle Data Solutions43 filings$130k
- 8Gathi Analytics32 filings$122k
- 9Corewell Health25 filings$111k
- 10phData23 filings$120k
- 11Yahoo23 filings$150k
- 12EOG Resources22 filings$137k
- 13HCL Global Systems20 filings$112k
- 14Target20 filings$113k
- 15Southwest Airlines14 filings$139k
- 16Bayer14 filings$140k
- 17American Airlines14 filings$100k
- 18Citizens Financial Group13 filings$127k
- 19HCSC12 filings$145k
- 20Optum12 filings$104k
- 21Turner Services11 filings$143k
- 22General Mills11 filings$109k
- 23Anblicks10 filings$114k
- 24Seattle Children's10 filings$111k
- 25Shutterfly10 filings$130k
- 26Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts10 filings$131k
- 27CloudEQS9 filings$120k
- 28Comcast9 filings$132k
- 29Moody's9 filings$150k
- 30UMB Bank NA9 filings$124k
- 31Ascension9 filings$118k
- 32McKesson8 filings$138k
- 33NC Health Affiliates8 filings$136k
- 34Photon Infotech8 filings$89k
- 35Tekaccel8 filings$106k
- 36Thermo Fisher Scientific8 filings$123k
- 37Docusign8 filings$177k
- 38Amex Systems7 filings$89k
- 39Oak Street Health MSO7 filings$160k
- 40V-Soft Consulting7 filings$116k
- 41Warner Bros.7 filings$135k
- 42Workday7 filings$180k
- 43Experis7 filings$151k
- 44Raymond James & Associates7 filings$119k
- 45Coupang7 filings$96k
- 46Advanced Resource Staffing6 filings$115k
- 47Cloudwick Technologies6 filings$183k
- 48CyberSource6 filings$128k
- 49Hyatt6 filings$172k
- 50Suniksha Technologies6 filings$92k
Related titles in this family
2,973 filings carry “Sr Data Engineer” in the title, across 207 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr. Data Engineer, IT Analytics44 filings$104k
- 2Sr. Data Engineer II31 filings$154k
- 3Sr. Data Engineer, Data Engineering28 filings$121k
- 4Sr. Data Engineer I25 filings$134k
- 5Sr. Data Engineering Manager8 filings$177k
- 6Software Developer /Sr. Data Engineer7 filings$111k
- 7Online Sr. Data Engineer5 filings$137k
- 8Sr. Data Engineer (Data Warehousing)5 filings$100k
- 9Lead Sr. Data Engineer4 filings$163k
- 10Sr. Data Engineer Architect4 filings$121k
- 11Associate Sr. Data Engineer3 filings$128k
- 12Avp, Sr. Data Engineer3 filings$130k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr 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.