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Lead Data Engineer: H-1B salaries

1,006 labor condition applications used the job title Lead Data Engineer. Median offered base salary $145,000; middle half $124,260–$165,000.

Applications (LCAs)1,006
Median offered salary$145,000
Middle half of salaries$124,260–$165,000
10th–90th percentile$105,000–$182,953

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Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Bitwise Inc.62$108,000
Caremark LLC39$157,378
Aetna Resources LLC30$154,944
NIKE, Inc.24$170,568
Centene Management Company, LLC23$143,187
Brillio, LLC20$110,635
Visa Technology & Operations LLC16$198,578
84.51 LLC15$163,800
Capital One Services, LLC15$150,550
Lowe's Companies, Inc.13$130,021
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC12$156,451
Gathi Analytics,llc.12$128,921
TEKsystems Global Services, LLC12$128,512
Fifth Third Bank, National Association11$124,435
Thoughtworks, Inc.11$165,600
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.10$160,947
LendingClub Bank National Association9$178,950
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)9$160,763
TE Connectivity Corporation9$145,000
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.8$120,000
Mercury Insurance Services, LLC8$160,180
Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc.8$174,905
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.8$149,854
CCI Corporate Services LLC7$141,398
phData, Inc.7$142,689
Hulu, LLC (indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)7$180,000
ExlService.com, LLC6$153,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.6$154,669
Mastercard Technologies, LLC6$138,000
Mastercard International Incorporated5$144,000
Zeus Solutions Inc5$90,522
The Chamberlain Group LLC5$158,316
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company5$113,547
PetSmart LLC5$134,514
Zenith Media Services, Inc.5$125,000
Maruthi Technologies Inc4$118,633
Sweetgreen, Inc.4$184,000
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans4$120,122
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC4$154,814
East West Bank4$199,011
Bayer Research and Development Services LLC4$151,649
Techstar Consulting Inc4$101,192
Cloud Software Group, Inc.4$139,600
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company4$154,288
Cimpress USA Incorporated4$160,000
DocuSign Inc.4$211,274
GS Soft Inc.4$185,000
Shineteck Inc4$101,109
Blend360, LLC3$127,000
Wawa, Inc.3$173,888
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.3$175,000
CarParts.com, Inc.3$197,600
City National Bank3$151,988
The Travelers Indemnity Company3$158,200
Hachette Book Group, Inc.3$140,000
NBCUniversal Media, LLC3$130,000
U.S. Bank National Association3$136,000
IBM Corporation3$133,432
Cadent, LLC3$231,812
Target Enterprise, Inc.3$170,872

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$110,000
Level II (qualified)$112,320
Level III (experienced)$141,412
Level IV (fully competent)$158,920

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY2023226$143,045
FY2024282$146,264
FY2025255$146,078
FY2026205$144,482

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).