LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Senior Data Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Senior Data Engineer appears on 429 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 272 employers, which ranks it 21 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $139,700 a year (middle half: $120,494 to $160,587). The most common state is Texas (111).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $120,494 |
| Median (offered) | $139,700 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $160,587 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $127,837 |
The median offered wage is 9.3% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | 1% |
| Level II | 124 | 31% |
| Level III | 176 | 44% |
| Level IV | 96 | 24% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| Texas | 111 |
| California | 64 |
| North Carolina | 44 |
| Washington | 26 |
| New Jersey | 19 |
| Michigan | 17 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Fidelity D/B/A Fidelity Investments | 26 |
| Rocket Partnership | 14 |
| Mastech Digital | 9 |
| Airbnb | 7 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 6 |
| Optum | 6 |
| Caremark | 5 |
| Atlassian | 5 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (189), Data Scientists (128). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer | 418 |
| Application Developer | 415 |
| Software Development Engineer I | 400 |
| Software Engineer Iii | 392 |
| Devops Engineer | 491 |
| Software Engineer Ii | 494 |