Staff Data Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 188 wage applications for Staff Data Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 84 employers. The median offered wage was $170,000, 9.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. filed the most (17, median $153,301).
- Filings
- 188
- Positions covered
- 183
- Employers
- 84
- Median offered
- $170,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $152,131
- Filings since FY2020
- 930
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +1%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Staff Data Engineer jobs rose 1%, from $168,958 in fiscal 2020 to $170,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.2% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 224 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Staff Data Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 142 | $170,000 | +2.3% | $152,110 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 224 | $166,187 | +3.9% | $149,781 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 176 | $160,000 | −3.6% | $139,464 | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 128 | $166,000 | +3.8% | $140,849 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 147 | $160,000 | +12.6% | $130,635 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 89 | $142,147 | −15.9% | $124,550 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 24 | $168,958 | n/a | $145,725 | +12.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 17 | $153,301 | +27.1% | |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 15 | $167,080 | +15.1% | |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | 13 | $148,741 | at the minimum | |
| Tesla, Inc. | 10 | $194,231 | +10.0% | |
| Caremark LLC | 10 | $176,452 | +12.5% | |
| HCA Management Services LP | 5 | $143,467 | +1.2% | |
| PayPal, Inc. | 5 | $215,160 | +9.7% | |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 5 | $170,000 | +15.1% | |
| CVS Pharmacy Inc. | 5 | $160,370 | +5.4% | |
| H-E-B, LP | 5 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Oak Street Health MSO LLC | 4 | $174,432 | +32.7% | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 4 | $148,283 | at the minimum | |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 3 | $163,550 | at the minimum | |
| CyberSource Corporation | 3 | $131,664 | at the minimum | |
| Integral Ad Science, Inc. | 3 | $183,300 | +35.8% | |
| Hartford Fire Insurance Company | 3 | $147,430 | +5.2% | |
| Zendesk, Inc. | 3 | $216,536 | +11.1% | |
| KFC Corporation | 2 | $135,263 | +7.3% | |
| Crunchyroll, LLC | 2 | $250,000 | +17.1% | |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 2 | $207,200 | +10.4% | |
| Guideline, Inc. | 2 | $192,000 | +5.9% | |
| Match Point Solutions | 2 | $192,500 | +26.6% | |
| Ancestry.com Operations Inc. | 2 | $152,402 | at the minimum | |
| Press Ganey Associates LLC | 2 | $152,900 | +15.3% | |
| Shopify (USA) Inc. | 2 | $151,955 | +8.9% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 84. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Staff Data Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 14 | $163,550 | at the minimum | |
| Fremont, CA | 10 | $204,220 | +9.4% | |
| Hartford, CT | 10 | $160,371 | +16.9% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 10 | $210,746 | +9.1% | |
| Bentonville, AR | 9 | $154,508 | +51.1% | |
| New York, NY | 9 | $164,403 | +4.7% | |
| Irving, TX | 8 | $169,525 | +10.1% | |
| Foster City, CA | 7 | $164,403 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 7 | $215,160 | +5.7% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7 | $153,301 | at the minimum | |
| Nashville, TN | 5 | $140,920 | at the minimum | |
| Frisco, TX | 3 | $173,864 | +44.3% | |
| Oakland, CA | 3 | $195,000 | +28.2% | |
| Woonsocket, RI | 3 | $170,000 | +15.1% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $132,854 | +3.4% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 2 | $131,664 | at the minimum | |
| Carrollton, TX | 2 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Johns Creek, GA | 2 | $192,877 | +26.8% | |
| Leander, TX | 2 | $218,500 | +40.3% | |
| Louisville, KY | 2 | $135,263 | +7.3% | |
| Mckinney, TX | 2 | $183,300 | +35.8% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $230,000 | +14.9% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $175,083 | +4.9% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $168,220 | at the minimum | |
| Addison, TX | 1 | $110,802 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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