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 369 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $180,000. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 42 | $125,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 111 | $160,400 |
| Level III — experienced | 70 | $186,664 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 105 | $217,830 |
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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Data Engineer | 105 | $212,109 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Engineer II | 13 | $170,227 |
| TikTok Inc. | Data Engineer, E-Commerce | 13 | $192,000 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | DATA ENGINEER II | 9 | $176,845 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Data Engineer | 8 | $165,626 |
| Visa Technology & Operations LLC | Sr. Data Engineer | 6 | $151,070 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Data Engineer | 4 | $204,181 |
| IBM Corporation | Data Engineer | 4 | $207,162 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $172,525 |
| NextPhase.ai LLC | DATA ENGINEER | 4 | $134,139 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Data Engineer at Maplebear Inc.$155,000San JoseWage Level IIDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-725329
- Senior Data Engineer at CoStar Realty Information Inc.$185,000San DiegoWage Level IVDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26079-719583
- Data Engineer at ASTIR IT SOLUTIONS, INC$124,500San JoseWage Level IDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-716855
- Sr. Staff Data Engineer at Replit, Inc.$295,000Foster CityWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-712760
- Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc$209,720Menlo ParkWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-704400
- Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc$182,616Menlo ParkWage Level IIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-704176
- Data Engineer at University of California, Los Angeles$150,566Los AngelesWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2026I-200-26070-694164
- Senior Data Engineer at Honest Medical Group LLC$153,442OntarioWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-684971
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.