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Staff Data Engineer, H-1B salary

What 981 H-1B filings report for “Staff Data Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$164k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Data Engineer, typically $126k to $207k, across 981 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $175k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$126k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$141k–$182k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$163,550
981 filings
Top (p90)
$207k
90th percentile
p10 $126k
median $164k
p90 $207k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California396$175k+$11k
  • 2Washington35$174k+$10k
  • 3New York30$174k+$10k
  • 4Illinois20$165k+$1k
  • 5Connecticut31$158k−$6k
  • 6Texas211$150k−$14k
  • 7Georgia28$150k−$14k
  • 8Arkansas38$150k−$14k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $164kfor 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 Staff Data Engineer?

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

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Related titles in this family

1,147 filings carry “Staff Data Engineer” in the title, across 46 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “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.