Data Engineer salary in Jacksonville, FL

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St Augustine, Saint Johns, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Saint Augustine.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$147,214
Middle 50%$106k–$156.8k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $140,000
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,111 and $178,704.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,262
25th$106,000
50th (median)$147,214
75th$156,832
90th$167,920

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $125k $170k FY2023: median $96,886 (13 filings) FY2024: median $118,300 (16 filings) FY2025: median $118,750 (18 filings) FY2026: median $156,832 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––8
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––9
FY2023$96,886$96,886$135,00013
FY2024$118,300$107,938$140,40016
FY2025$118,750$106,000$154,54818
FY2026$156,832$147,958$156,83210

Cost of living

Jacksonville's median Data Engineer salary of $147,214 is worth about $148,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jacksonville = 99.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Jacksonville, FL area earned a median of $136,640 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $147,214, 8% higher.

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
FIS Management Servicestoo few4
Nimbusaitechtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $156,832 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$149,427$156,83214

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.