Big Data Engineer salary
No open posted ranges ยท H-1B median $169k (1 filing)
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The Hadoop-era title of the early 2010s, before Spark and cloud warehouses folded it into data engineering.
H-1B by prevailing-wage level
The level the employer chose on the filing: I is entry, IV is fully competent. FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.
Level III: $169k (1)
H-1B median by quarter
| Fiscal quarter | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | 1 | $169k |
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