H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Data Engineer covers 11,999 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $110,000.

FY2026 certified median
$110,000
Total filings
11,999
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$96,034–$129,277
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243,968$102,274$87,000$121,000
FY20254,384$105,997$90,927$127,858
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3,647$110,000$96,034$129,277

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data EngineerFY2024 $102,274; FY2025 $105,997; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$102,274FY2025$105,997FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$110,000Certified median offer, Data EngineerFY2024 $102,274; FY2025 $105,997; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$102,274FY2025$105,997FY2026*$110,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc731 filings
  2. IBM Corporation200 filings
  3. Caremark LLC108 filings
  4. VISTA APPLIED SOLUTIONS GROUP INC92 filings
  5. Expedia, Inc.90 filings
  6. COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC89 filings
  7. Google LLC88 filings
  8. Apple Inc.71 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc.69 filings
  10. TekinvaderZ LLC66 filings

Top cities

  1. Irving512 filings
  2. Plano450 filings
  3. New York357 filings
  4. Austin337 filings
  5. Menlo Park332 filings
  6. Charlotte277 filings
  7. Dallas252 filings
  8. Houston225 filings
  9. Chicago216 filings
  10. Frisco195 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Data Engineer731 filings
  2. IBM Corporation · Data Engineer200 filings
  3. Caremark LLC · Data Engineer108 filings
  4. VISTA APPLIED SOLUTIONS GROUP INC · Data Engineer92 filings
  5. Expedia, Inc. · Data Engineer90 filings
  6. COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC · Data Engineer89 filings
  7. Google LLC · Data Engineer88 filings
  8. Apple Inc. · Data Engineer71 filings
  9. Tesla, Inc. · Data Engineer69 filings
  10. TekinvaderZ LLC · Data Engineer66 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1243$102,960$125,362$147,742$170,144
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1243$86,882$113,506$140,130$166,754
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518