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Lead Software Engineer at Disney

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Disney pay a Lead Software Engineer on an H-1B?

$183k Disney has filed 80 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Lead Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $183k. Most of those filings fall between $175k and $193k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
80
Median base salary
$183k
Middle 50%
$175k to $193k

Filings and pay by year

Lead Software Engineer at Disney, by fiscal year

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Disney Lead Software Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)13$197k
FY202518$192k
FY20249$188k
FY202317$184k
FY20229$175k
FY20211$170k
FY20201$166k
FY20195$159k
FY20183$154k
FY20174$145k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Santa Monica, CA22$188k
Seattle, WA18$189k
New York, NY6$192k
Glendale, CA6$174k
Bristol, CT3$176k
San Francisco, CA3$205k
San Jose, CA3$175k
Celebration, FL2$148k
Fremont, CA2$208k
Houston, TX2$188k
Orlando, FL2$177k
Bay Lake, FL1$141k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level III1$175k
Level IV68$182k

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