LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Data Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Data Engineer appears on 1,285 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 691 employers, which ranks it 5 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $110,000 a year (middle half: $96,034 to $126,090). The most common state is Texas (391).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $96,034 |
| Median (offered) | $110,000 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $126,090 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $101,234 |
The median offered wage is 8.7% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 195 | 16% |
| Level II | 811 | 66% |
| Level III | 147 | 12% |
| Level IV | 74 | 6% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Texas | 391 |
| California | 146 |
| North Carolina | 81 |
| New Jersey | 75 |
| Illinois | 72 |
| Georgia | 56 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Meta | 36 |
| Compunnel Software | 23 |
| Expedia | 18 |
| Apple | 13 |
| 13 | |
| Sysintelli | 13 |
| Rj | 13 |
| Netflix | 12 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (463), Data Scientists (453). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Dev Engineer Ii | 987 |
| Software Development Engineer Ii | 967 |
| Software Engineering | 1,831 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 797 |
| Java Developer | 706 |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 652 |