Role Filing Pattern
Data Engineer I appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 66 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Data Engineer I H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1243.00
SOC Category: Database Architects
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+3.8%
Filed H-1B base wages show $140,000 vs BLS national median $134,870
Data Engineer I (SOC 15-1243.00, Database Architects) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 66 filing records. Filed base wages span $107,557 to $152,300 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $140,000. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$140,000
H-1B LCA Filings
66LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$152,300
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon Web Services, Inc., United Services Automobile Association, Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc., and Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Seattle, WA, Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, Plano, TX, and Boston, MA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$107,557
P25$117,001
Median$140,000
P75$144,900
Max$152,300
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Amazon.com Services LLC$146,98039
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.$137,9007
- 6
- 3
- Rocket Mortgage, LLC$96,2792
- Chewy, Inc.$121,6001
- UVNV Inc.$110,0001
- OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL LLC$153,0141
- University of South Florida$82,0001
- Amazon Data Services, Inc$139,0001
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Detroit, MI$170,3001
- IRVINE, CA$151,8002
- Seattle, WA$140,75016
- Bellevue, WA$140,00010
- Jersey City, NJ$137,9002
- Boston, MA$132,1003
- Austin, TX$120,2004
- Culver City, CA$117,0012
- Dallas, TX$111,4403
- Plano, TXN/A4
- New York, NYN/A3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- IRVING, TXN/A2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Data Engineer I?
The median filed base salary for Data Engineer I H-1B LCA records is $140,000 per year.
How many Data Engineer I H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 66 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Data Engineer I role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Data Engineer I?
Top employers filing LCAs for Data Engineer I include: Amazon.com Services LLC, Amazon Web Services, Inc., United Services Automobile Association.
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