Mid-level Data Engineer salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Louisville.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$91,520
Middle 50%$89.5k–$92k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $92,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,502 and $118,239.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,502
25th$89,502
50th (median)$91,520
75th$92,000
90th$102,044

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $65,291 (11 filings) FY2021: median $60,133 (13 filings) FY2022: median $61,420 (10 filings) FY2025: median $89,502 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 13
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$65,291$64,896$65,29111
FY2021$60,133$60,133$61,33913
FY2022$61,420$61,339$61,50010
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––9
FY2025$89,502$89,502$90,76011
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Louisville/Jefferson County's median mid-level Data Engineer salary of $91,520 is worth about $98,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Louisville/Jefferson County = 93.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY area earned a median of $125,890 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,520, 27% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3
Wiprotoo few2
Candorsoft Technologiestoo few2
Kforcetoo few2
V-Soft Consulting Grouptoo few2

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 $91,520 19
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$91,520$91,52019

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.