Data Engineer salary in Greenville, SC

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Greer, Pendleton.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$116,990
Middle 50%$88.4k–$127.5k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $140,000
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,200 and $165,822.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,000
25th$88,392
50th (median)$116,990
75th$127,500
90th$160,270

Cost of living

Greenville's median Data Engineer salary of $116,990 is worth about $125,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greenville = 93.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Greenville, SC area earned a median of $121,610 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $116,990, 4% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Purpose Financialtoo few6
Datasoft Technologiestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.