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 307 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $179,000. 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 | 30 | $138,075 |
| Level II — qualified | 83 | $170,227 |
| Level III — experienced | 52 | $187,672 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 62 | $217,183 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Data Engineer | 83 | $212,109 |
| TikTok Inc. | Data Engineer, E-Commerce | 13 | $192,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Engineer II | 13 | $170,227 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | DATA ENGINEER II | 9 | $176,845 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Data Engineer | 7 | $165,652 |
| Upstart Network, Inc. | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $185,900 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Senior Data Engineer | 4 | $172,525 |
| NextPhase.ai LLC | DATA ENGINEER | 4 | $134,139 |
| ByteDance Inc. | Data Engineer | 4 | $204,181 |
| Shutterfly, LLC | Senior Data Engineer II | 3 | $171,019 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Principal Data Engineer at Autodesk, Inc.$171,546San FranciscoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-497304
- Data Engineer at Avenue Code LLC$137,280TracyDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-494494
- Data Engineer at KikOff Inc.$190,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-491959
- Senior Data Engineer at Happy Money, Inc.$155,000TorranceDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-487990
- Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc$204,214Menlo ParkDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485391
- Data Engineer at Kasheesh, Inc.$134,997AlhambraDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481958
- Data Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc$227,000Menlo ParkDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25344-470746
- Associate Data Engineer at Maersk Logistics & Services USA Inc.$90,000El SegundoDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-466379
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.