Developer Lead, H-1B salary
What 192 H-1B filings report for “Developer Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Developer Lead?
$102k median H-1B base salary for a Developer Lead, typically $76k to $125k, across 192 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $119k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas27$119k+$17k
- 2New York46$102ksame
- 3Florida20$102ksame
- 4Illinois33$97k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $102kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Developer Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Developer Lead roles are Nagarro, SLK America, Epsilon Data Management, Alliance Data, and Citizens Property Insurance, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Developer Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Nagarro100 filings$97k
- 2SLK America17 filings$72k
- 3Epsilon Data Management16 filings$116k
- 4Alliance Data15 filings$104k
- 5Citizens Property Insurance6 filings$112k
- 6IBM4 filings$77k
- 7Northwestern University4 filings$120k
- 8Codeworks3 filings$135k
- 9iLink Systems3 filings$94k
- 10Insight Enterprises3 filings$124k
- 11Affirma Consulting2 filings$161k
- 12Innovative Consulting Solutions2 filings$93k
- 13Tata Consultancy Services2 filings$110k
- 14Atos Syntel1 filings$88k
- 15Cooper Tire And Rubber Co.1 filings$108k
- 16Cloud Soft1 filings$118k
- 17Dallas Creation Center1 filings$120k
- 18Gainwell Technologies1 filings$114k
- 19I2data Systems1 filings$101k
- 20Iris Software1 filings$116k
- 21Northwestern Mutual1 filings$170k
- 22Photon Infotech1 filings$106k
- 23Promag Systems1 filings$95k
- 24Sapphire Software Solutions1 filings$103k
- 25United Shore Financial Services1 filings$107k
- 26Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield1 filings$90k
- 27Vividiansoft1 filings$117k
- 28Wave Solutions1 filings$101k
Related titles in this family
1,480 filings carry “Developer Lead” in the title, across 318 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Developer Lead349 filings$120k
- 2Application Developer Lead115 filings$123k
- 3Applications Developer Lead42 filings$130k
- 4IT Developer Lead35 filings$125k
- 5Vice President, Applications Developer Lead33 filings$139k
- 6Developer, Lead Prod & Tech21 filings$101k
- 7Vice President, Application Developer Lead19 filings$139k
- 8Developer Lead Analyst18 filings$107k
- 9Database Developer, Lead16 filings$108k
- 10Full Stack Developer Lead14 filings$137k
- 11IT Solution Developer Lead14 filings$121k
- 12Java Developer Lead11 filings$120k
Figures are for the exact title “Developer Lead”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.