Mid-level Data Engineer salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$118,780
Middle 50%$116.8k–$127k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $127,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,762 and $144,778.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,014
25th$116,800
50th (median)$118,780
75th$127,000
90th$131,004

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2020: median $73,694 (50 filings) FY2021: median $70,325 (34 filings) FY2022: median $76,981 (24 filings) FY2023: median $114,712 (12 filings) FY2024: median $108,368 (13 filings) FY2025: median $127,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 50 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 50
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$73,694$73,694$73,69450
FY2021$70,325$70,325$70,32534
FY2022$76,981$76,981$76,98124
FY2023$114,712$114,712$116,25012
FY2024$108,368$108,368$112,00013
FY2025$127,000$120,506$129,00011
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

San Antonio's median mid-level Data Engineer salary of $118,780 is worth about $125,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $135,790 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $118,780, 13% 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
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few7
Sapphire Software Solutionstoo few2
Tanisha Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $118,780 20
Senior · Level III $137,384 12
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$116,709$118,78020
Senior · Level III$128,502$137,38412

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.