Lead Software Engineer at Mastercard
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Mastercard pay a Lead Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$138k Mastercard has filed 368 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 $138k. Most of those filings fall between $133k and $138k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
368
Median base salary
$138k
Middle 50%
$133k to $138k
Filings and pay by year
Lead Software Engineer at Mastercard, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 33 | $138k |
| FY2025 | 116 | $138k |
| FY2024 | 59 | $138k |
| FY2023 | 96 | $137k |
| FY2022 | 62 | $125k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $113k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $150k |
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
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| O'Fallon, MO | 244 | $137k |
| OFallon, MO | 36 | $138k |
| New York, NY | 24 | $166k |
| San Francisco, CA | 12 | $162k |
| Arlington, VA | 12 | $159k |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $138k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $147k |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $136k |
| McKinney, TX | 2 | $125k |
| Mechanicsville, VA | 2 | $137k |
| Troy, MI | 2 | $148k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $138k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 6 | $125k |
| Level III | 352 | $138k |
| Level IV | 9 | $140k |
Other roles Mastercard sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 650Senior BizOps Engineer 166Lead BizOps Engineer 140Lead Software Development Engineer 138Senior Software Development Engineer 126Principal Software Engineer 94Software Engineer 83Manager, Software Engineering 75Director, Product Management 65Lead Product Manager- Technical 64Manager, Product Management 63Director, Product Development 52