Role Filing Pattern
Data Engineering appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 112 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Data Engineering H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-2051.00
SOC Category: Data Scientists
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)
+62.4%
Filed H-1B base wages show $175,374 vs BLS national median $108,020
Data Engineering (SOC 15-2051.00, Data Scientists) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 112 filing records. Filed base wages span $147,275 to $204,123 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $175,374. 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
$175,374
H-1B LCA Filings
112LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$204,123
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 Microsoft Corporation. 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 Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, Charlotte, NC, Northlake, TX, and Austin, TX. 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$147,275
P25$160,430
Median$175,374
P75$191,144
Max$204,123
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Microsoft Corporation$175,374112
Filed Wage by City
- Chicago, IL$214,6602
- Mountain View, CA$206,9737
- DUVALL, WA$199,1111
- Bellevue, WA$199,1111
- MECHANICSVILLE, VA$197,3901
- Bothell, WA$182,8042
- Redmond, WA$175,37483
- Northlake, TX$173,0802
- Kearny, NJ$164,2001
- Charlotte, NC$150,5782
- Clarksburg, MD$148,2001
- Chevy Chase, MD$148,2001
- Acworth, GA$147,2752
- Atlanta, GA$144,9932
- Austin, TX$135,0002
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Data Engineering?
The median filed base salary for Data Engineering H-1B LCA records is $175,374 per year.
How many Data Engineering H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 112 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Data Engineering role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Data Engineering?
Top employers filing LCAs for Data Engineering include: Microsoft Corporation.
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112 LCA filings
$175,374 median wage
City filing this role
Redmond, WA
83 LCA filings
$175,374 median wage
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Mountain View, CA
7 LCA filings
$206,973 median wage
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Charlotte, NC
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