Lead, H-1B salary
What 307 H-1B filings report for “Lead” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead?
$90k median H-1B base salary for a Lead, typically $73k to $113k, across 307 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $100k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California120$100k+$10k
- 2Texas40$85k−$5k
- 3New Jersey33$85k−$5k
- 4Florida33$82k−$8k
- 5Washington21$77k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $90kfor 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 Lead?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead roles are Brillio, Harman International, Cigniti Technologies, and TransUnion, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Brillio292 filings$90k
- 2Harman International4 filings$77k
- 3Cigniti Technologies3 filings$100k
- 4TransUnion3 filings$92k
- 5Avani Systems1 filings$91k
- 6Tenarai1 filings$120k
- 7Tata Consultancy Services1 filings$63k
- 8TELUS Digital1 filings$72k
- 9Zillow1 filings$143k
Related titles in this family
236,880 filings carry “Lead” in the title, across 37,446 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Technology Lead - Us17,077 filings$78k
- 2Technical Lead13,953 filings$89k
- 3Technology Lead - Us - Practitioner12,714 filings$78k
- 4Lead Software Engineer10,109 filings$134k
- 5Lead Engineer9,437 filings$77k
- 6Technical Test Lead - Us4,008 filings$78k
- 7Lead Consultant - Us3,854 filings$103k
- 8Test Lead2,750 filings$83k
- 9Technology Lead - Us - Professional2,394 filings$78k
- 10Technical Test Lead - Us - Practitioner2,367 filings$74k
- 11Project Lead2,101 filings$88k
- 12Technical Lead L11,998 filings$84k
Figures are for the exact title “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.