H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Engineering

Occupation profile for Data Engineering covers 203 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,112.

FY2026 certified median
$174,112
Total filings
203
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,800–$204,860
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202429$165,000$147,026$187,812
FY2025138$172,529$159,892$190,286
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$174,112$157,800$204,860

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data EngineeringFY2024 $165,000; FY2025 $172,529; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,112$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$165,000FY2025$172,529FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,112Certified median offer, Data EngineeringFY2024 $165,000; FY2025 $172,529; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,112$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$165,000FY2025$172,529FY2026*$174,112
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation193 filings
  2. Saxon Global Inc.3 filings
  3. Actabl Services, LLC1 filings
  4. CALTECH SOLUTION LLC1 filings
  5. Kasmo Inc.1 filings
  6. Limsons IT Services LLC1 filings
  7. SAYEON LLC1 filings
  8. ThirthaSoft, LLC1 filings
  9. Veloce IT Group LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond150 filings
  2. Mountain View14 filings
  3. Atlanta4 filings
  4. Charlotte4 filings
  5. Chicago3 filings
  6. Burlington3 filings
  7. Acworth2 filings
  8. Cumming2 filings
  9. Austin2 filings
  10. Plano2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Data Engineering193 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-2051$78,853$106,018$133,182$160,347