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Engineer Lead, H-1B salary

What 473 H-1B filings report for “Engineer Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer Lead?

$131k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer Lead, typically $109k to $159k, across 473 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $147k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$109k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$119k–$147k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$130,915
473 filings
Top (p90)
$159k
90th percentile
p10 $109k
median $131k
p90 $159k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California29$147k+$16k
  • 2Illinois21$134k+$3k
  • 3Virginia171$131ksame
  • 4Georgia116$127k−$4k
  • 5Ohio65$127k−$4k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $131kfor 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 an Engineer Lead?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineer Lead roles are Elevance Health, IBM, Whirlpool, JPMorgan Chase, and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineer Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

2,992 filings carry “Engineer Lead” in the title, across 595 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Engineer 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.