Data Engineer salary in Omaha, NE

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Elkhorn, La Vista, Gretna.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$134,534

Middle 50%$117k–$146.6k

vs. national median−4%comparison median $140,000

Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $96,202 and $183,162.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	7
FY2022	$125,000	$116,750	$132,130	16
FY2023	$124,613	$107,192	$129,813	15
FY2024	$133,120	$117,281	$138,083	23
FY2025	$133,622	$115,539	$135,656	18
FY2026	$135,000	$117,000	$148,174	21

Omaha's median Data Engineer salary of $134,534 is worth about $146,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Omaha = 91.9).

All Database Architects in the Omaha, NE area earned a median of $136,620 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $134,534, 2% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company	$134,534	11
Compunnel Software Group	too few	3
Virtusa	too few	2
Fiserv Solutions	too few	2
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$113,339	$113,714	10

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.