Data Engineer salary in Orlando, FL

Based on 80 certified H-1B filings in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lake Mary, Sanford, Kissimmee, Altamonte Springs, Apopka.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$132,146

Middle 50%$114.5k–$146.8k

vs. national median−6%comparison median $140,000

Filings80FY2025–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 $89,925 and $185,319.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$95,846
25th	$114,500
50th (median)	$132,146
75th	$146,770
90th	$160,730

Salary by year

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	–	–	–	2
FY2021	–	–	–	0
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	$135,970	$121,500	$167,500	11
FY2024	$124,800	$112,278	$145,833	32
FY2025	$121,950	$104,675	$139,702	40
FY2026	$142,626	$118,518	$156,508	40

Cost of living

Orlando's median Data Engineer salary of $132,146 is worth about $130,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Orlando = 101.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Orlando, FL area earned a median of $143,540 in May 2025 (270 employed). The H-1B median here is $132,146, 8% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Deloitte	$125,886	46
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare	too few	4
Tekplant	too few	4
Wipro	too few	2
Orlando Health	too few	2
Orlando Utilities Commission	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	7
Mid-level · Level II	$118,518	23
Senior · Level III	$135,200	15
Expert · Level IV	$166,733	13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$95,846	$118,518	23
Senior · Level III	$118,664	$135,200	15
Expert · Level IV	$166,733	$166,733	13

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.