H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Tech Lead Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Tech Lead Data Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,769.

FY2026 certified median
$137,769
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$109,154–$166,385
Top employer
Southwest Airlines Co.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$139,464$139,464$152,880
FY20252$115,160$97,849$132,470
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$137,769$109,154$166,385

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Tech Lead Data EngineerFY2024 $139,464; FY2025 $115,160; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,769$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$139,464FY2025$115,160FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$137,769Certified median offer, Tech Lead Data EngineerFY2024 $139,464; FY2025 $115,160; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,769$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$139,464FY2025$115,160FY2026*$137,769
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Southwest Airlines Co.4 filings
  2. CloudVik LLC2 filings
  3. David Yurman Enterprises LLC2 filings
  4. Intelliswift Software, Inc.1 filings
  5. Meta Platforms, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York3 filings
  2. Dallas3 filings
  3. Salt Lake City2 filings
  4. Celina1 filings
  5. Irving1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1243$102,960$125,362$147,742$170,144
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1243$86,882$113,506$140,130$166,754