H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Data Engineer covers 771 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,482.

FY2026 certified median
$144,482
Total filings
771
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$126,071–$164,800
Top employer
Bitwise Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024295$145,000$120,813$162,807
FY2025262$146,078$130,000$172,012
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)214$144,482$126,071$164,800

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Data EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $146,078; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,482$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$145,000FY2025$146,078FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,482Certified median offer, Lead Data EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $146,078; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,482$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$145,000FY2025$146,078FY2026*$144,482
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Bitwise Inc.44 filings
  2. Centene Management Company, LLC21 filings
  3. Caremark LLC17 filings
  4. Aetna Resources LLC15 filings
  5. NIKE, Inc.13 filings
  6. 84.51 LLC12 filings
  7. Lowe's Companies, Inc.12 filings
  8. TEKsystems Global Services, LLC12 filings
  9. Visa Technology & Operations LLC12 filings
  10. Brillio, LLC11 filings

Top cities

  1. Schaumburg46 filings
  2. Irving35 filings
  3. Charlotte29 filings
  4. Atlanta26 filings
  5. New York25 filings
  6. Cincinnati19 filings
  7. Plano18 filings
  8. San Francisco14 filings
  9. Dallas14 filings
  10. Phoenix11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Bitwise Inc. · Lead Data Engineer44 filings
  2. Centene Management Company, LLC · Lead Data Engineer21 filings
  3. Caremark LLC · Lead Data Engineer17 filings
  4. Aetna Resources LLC · Lead Data Engineer15 filings
  5. NIKE, Inc. · Lead Data Engineer13 filings
  6. Lowe's Companies, Inc. · Lead Data Engineer12 filings
  7. Visa Technology & Operations LLC · Lead Data Engineer12 filings
  8. 84.51 LLC · Lead Data Engineer12 filings
  9. TEKsystems Global Services, LLC · Lead Data Engineer12 filings
  10. Brillio, LLC · Lead Data Engineer11 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1243$86,882$113,506$140,130$166,754
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149