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Data Engineer salary in District of Columbia

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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Data Engineer in District of Columbia: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $110,000. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry2$91,500
Level II — qualified1$197,400

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Data Engineer in District of Columbia. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.Data Engineer1$100,000
Blue Yonder, Inc.Sr. Data Engineer1$120,217
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United StatesSenior Data Engineer II1$197,400
EAB Global, Inc.Senior Data Engineer1$110,000
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C.Data Engineer I1$83,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Data Engineer at Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    $100,000
    WashingtonWage Level IDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-316335
  • Sr. Data Engineer at Blue Yonder, Inc.
    $120,217
    WashingtonDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-270619
  • Senior Data Engineer II at McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States
    $197,400
    WashingtonWage Level IIDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-139155
  • Senior Data Engineer at EAB Global, Inc.
    $110,000
    WashingtonDecided Apr 29, 2025I-200-25112-891699
  • Data Engineer I at Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C.
    $83,000
    WashingtonWage Level IDecided Apr 21, 2025I-200-25104-863029

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.