Data Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Data Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Data Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 82 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $168,074. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 7 | $123,531 |
| Level II — qualified | 9 | $150,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 6 | $193,202 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 4 | $217,329 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Data Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Engineer II | 11 | $187,300 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Data Engineer | 8 | $185,574 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | Data Engineer | 8 | $199,691 |
| TikTok Inc. | Data Engineer | 8 | $115,991 |
| Netflix, Inc. | Data Engineer | 3 | $275,850 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Data Engineer | 3 | $218,284 |
| Jorie Healthcare Partners LLC | Associate Data Engineer | 2 | $95,000 |
| Numeric Technologies Inc. | Data Engineer | 2 | $145,000 |
| Apple Inc. | Data Engineer | 2 | $175,958 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Data Engineer II | 2 | $174,650 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Sr Data Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$171,149FremontDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500686
- Associate Data Engineer at Jorie Healthcare Partners LLC$95,000Mira LomaDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503856
- Data Engineer at Netflix, Inc.$275,850Los GatosDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-494218
- Senior Data Engineer at Sparient Inc.$125,000Rancho CucamongaDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-490379
- Data Engineer at Numeric Technologies Inc.$145,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-489718
- Data Engineer at Kindred Concepts, Inc.$215,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-491019
- Data Engineer at Techpro Solutions, Inc.$124,000Santa ClaraDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-488882
- Data Engineer at Beshton Software Inc$123,531Mountain ViewDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25351-489193
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.