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Principal Data Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 529 certified H-1B applications for Principal Data Engineer roles between May 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $144,200.

Median salary offered
$144,200
Middle half earn
$131,120 to $169,300
Top 10% earn over
$202,621
Certified filings
529

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments136$135,126$127,878 – $141,170
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC49$132,413$126,464 – $132,413
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.19$164,800$150,762 – $172,000
DFS Corporate Services LLC10$146,974$133,146 – $148,987
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments9$129,055$125,119 – $131,120
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.9$154,669$151,195 – $154,669
DataEconomy, Inc.8$155,050$145,625 – $160,000
Atlassian US, Inc.7$259,250$220,331 – $263,500
Caremark LLC6$197,611$191,434 – $199,871
Optum Services, Inc.6$128,628$120,194 – $141,471
Expedia, Inc.6$147,586$139,464 – $181,792
Greensky Management Company LLC5$144,200$139,650 – $144,200
Aetna Resources LLC5$196,800$191,085 – $197,142
Ally Bank5$153,962$127,171 – $156,166
Boston Scientific Corporation5$150,881$131,082 – $150,881
Directv, LLC4$185,043$184,247 – $186,694
Exeliq Consulting Inc4$123,000$99,994 – $144,000
Continental Casualty Company4$172,704$168,148 – $179,770
Navy Federal Credit Union4$195,418$187,770 – $202,867
NYSE Market (DE), Inc.4$155,700$140,475 – $169,300
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.4$173,978$167,841 – $180,993
MetLife Group, Inc.4$145,590$136,303 – $152,709
Brillio, LLC3$139,443$136,011 – $149,207
Accompany Health, Inc.3$215,000$215,000 – $215,000
EverFi, LLC (formerly known as EverFi, Inc.)3$172,880$167,258 – $172,880
Matson Navigation Company3$183,077$169,038 – $183,077
MeridianLink, Inc.3$163,966$156,983 – $163,966
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC3$132,080$126,204 – $141,547
EAB Global, Inc.3$120,150$119,075 – $126,575
Visa Technology & Operations LLC3$215,200$209,500 – $215,200
Thoughtworks, Inc.3$199,000$199,000 – $203,000
NIKE, Inc.3$210,500$206,162 – $212,414
Zeus Solutions Inc3$152,485$152,485 – $152,485
Maruthi Technologies Inc2$124,103$122,216 – $125,990
Health Intelligence Company, LLC2$187,934$183,967 – $191,900
Scry Analytics, Inc.2$174,116$161,408 – $186,825
Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation2$141,856$141,702 – $142,010
Humana Inc.2$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Kalderos, Inc.2$174,384$174,384 – $174,384
LPL Financial LLC2$170,900$167,950 – $173,850
Enable Data Incorporated2$189,000$189,000 – $189,000
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company d/b/a Fidelity Investments2$126,654$126,041 – $127,266
Fifth Third Bank, National Association2$140,060$137,530 – $142,590
FMR LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments2$125,242$120,301 – $130,184
ButcherBox OpCo, LLC2$186,408$183,204 – $189,612
Circana, LLC2$173,500$156,750 – $190,250
CoBank, ACB2$192,500$188,750 – $196,250
CVS Pharmacy Inc.2$193,531$190,296 – $196,766
Autodesk, Inc.2$165,396$162,320 – $168,471
Arbiter AI, LLC2$300,000$300,000 – $300,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Durham, NC111$132,413$125,119 – $141,170
Westlake, TX65$129,042$125,288 – $135,126
Charlotte, NC14$154,834$136,006 – $156,046
Chicago, IL13$168,530$165,000 – $190,000
New York, NY13$200,000$196,266 – $223,500
Riverwoods, IL13$145,000$130,361 – $148,949
Merrimack, NH9$135,304$135,304 – $139,887
Bentonville, AR9$164,800$155,494 – $176,001
Austin, TX9$140,000$139,464 – $155,709
Boston, MA8$139,929$134,445 – $150,295
San Jose, CA8$215,000$211,134 – $218,338
San Francisco, CA8$161,280$142,703 – $213,769
Atlanta, GA8$144,600$143,675 – $160,275
Smithfield, RI7$132,223$129,058 – $135,674
Johnston, RI6$144,082$133,617 – $153,800
Sunnyvale, CA6$160,650$151,397 – $168,000
Celina, TX6$163,966$160,795 – $173,649
Seattle, WA5$190,486$150,322 – $213,755
Cary, NC5$154,877$151,986 – $167,877
Dallas, TX5$127,878$120,328 – $150,236

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I1$106,080
Level II40$139,722
Level III151$140,000
Level IV195$169,300

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202335$153,575
2024142$142,563
2025212$141,170
2026140$153,158